equivalent absorption area
equivalent absorption area
[i′kwiv·ə·lənt əb′sȯrp·shən ‚er·ē·ə] (acoustics)
Area of perfectly absorbing surface that will absorb sound energy at the same rate as the given object under the same conditions; the acoustic unit of equivalent absorption is the sabin.
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