acoustic ohm

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noun Acoustics.

the unit of acoustic impedance, equal to the impedance of a medium in which a sound pressure of one dyne per square centimeter produces a velocity of one centimeter per second.

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George would take out his lyric book and acoustic guitar and play us the song we would be working on that day.
When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and More|Gary Wright|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
George took his acoustic guitar and began showing me the chord changes, which I nervously wrote out on a chord chart.
When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and More|Gary Wright|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Microwave "pain rays" and acoustic crowd dispersal weapons already exist.
Special Ops’ Weapons Wish List|Michael Peck|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Army suggests that laser, microwave or acoustic weapons are the answer.
Special Ops’ Weapons Wish List|Michael Peck|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It was a lot of bonfires and acoustic guitar and kegs and all that stuff.
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After much manœuvring about the Lahn, no way seemed possible for them save by crossing the Ohm.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
Harry would then ask himself if it was not the effect of some acoustic illusion, or some strange and fantastic echo.
The Underground City|Jules Verne
His paper abounds with simple and practical formula: for the calculation of currents and resistances by the law of Ohm.
Heroes of the Telegraph|J. Munro
Acoustic, a-kowst′ik, adj. pertaining to the sense of hearing or to the theory of sounds: used in hearing, auditory.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
If R be still further increased, Ohm's law applies, and the current diminishes.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XV., No. 388, June 9, 1883|Various

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