sound absorption meaning

[Architecture]
1.

The process of dissipating sound energy by converting it to heat.

2.

A property possessed by materials or objects of absorbing sound energy.

3.

A measure of the magnitude of the absorptive property of a material or object; expressed in sabins or metric sabins.

[Electronics]
The nonreflection and nontransmission of acoustic energy by a body or medium, and the attendant conversion of the acoustic energy into another form of energy (usually heat).

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1. noise reduction in a tractor cab by sound absorption
2. the gradation of sound absorption property for absorbent products
3. sound absorption properties of aluminium foam
4. acoustics-measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room
5. acoustics-measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room