absorption unit


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absorption unit

[əb′sȯrp·shən ‚yü·nət]
(acoustics)
sabin
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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