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Definition of Sound pressure level
1. Noun. The physical intensity of sound.
Medical Definition of Sound pressure level
1. A measure of sound energy relative to 0.0002 dynes/cm2, expressed in decibels. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sound Pressure Level
Literary usage of Sound pressure level
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Navigation Rules, International-Inland by D A Appelbaum (1998)
"The sound pressure level of a directional whistle shall be not more than 4 dB
below the prescribed sound pressure level on the axis at any direction in the ..."
2. Noise And Military Service: Implications for Hearing Loss And Tinnitus by Larry Humes, Lois Mary Joellenbeck, Jane Durch (2006)
"sound pressure level (SPL): Ten times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ...
Threshold: The minimum sound pressure level of a pure tone that can be heard ..."
3. Low Vision & Blindness: Research And Development by Gale (INT) Watson (1999)
"As the distance x from the wall increases (x —> °°), the right side of the sound
pressure equation approaches the average sound pressure level ..."
4. Roadside Noise Abatement by OECD Staff (1995)
"... LSO Median value of sound pressure level at the point of assessment Lw Average
power level generated by one vehicle V Average speed (km/h) N Average ..."
5. Cotton Ginners Handbook edited by W. S. Anthony, William D. Mayfield (1995)
"The effect of additional sound sources within an enclosed space, such as a gin
building, can be estimated if the sound-pressure level of each sound is known ..."
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