acoustic reactance meaning

• Noun: acoustic reactance
  1. Opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component
     - acoustic resistance, acoustic impedance

  Type of: resistance

  Encyclopedia: Acoustic reactance

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  [Electronics]
  Unit, ACOUSTIC OHM. The imaginary-number component of ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE. It can take the form of ACOUSTIC CAPACITANCE or ACOUSTIC INDUCTANCE.
  

• reactance:    Noun: reactance&nb ...
• combined reactance:    [Electronics]The n ...
• equivalent reactance:    [Electronics]The v ...

Examples

1. Acoustic reactance represents, as well, the pressure that is out of phase with the motion and causes no average energy transfer.