INTENSITY
The energy transmitted per unit time and area by a SOUND WAVE. The term is used generally to denote the magnitude of a sound. The measurement of intensity is called INTENSITY LEVEL (see DECIBEL).
See Appendix D for the conversion of intensity ratios to decibels, and SOUND INTENSITY for a fuller discussion.
Compare: AMPLITUDE, LOUDNESS, POWER, SOUND PRESSURE, VOLUME.
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