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artificial ear

artificial ear

[¦ärd·ə¦fish·əl ′ir]
(engineering acoustics)
A device designed to duplicate the frequency response, acoustic impedance, threshold sensitivity, and relative perception of loudness, consisting of a special microphone enclosed in a box with properties similar to those of the human ear.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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