fifth sound

fifth sound

[¦fifth ¦sau̇nd]
(cryogenics)
A temperature oscillation which propagates in helium II contained in a porous material such as a tightly packed powder, where the normal component is immobilized by its viscosity.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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I have taken Phase-IV of Korotkoff sound (K4) as diastolic blood pressure as the further and the fifth sounds (K5) occur simultaneously and in children the fifth sound many not occur at all.
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The portentous first notes of Beethoven's Fifth sounded, then the company name was splashed in blocky Superman-style lettering across the backdrop.
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