reverberation time

noun

the time it takes for a sound made in a room to diminish by 60 decibels.

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Origin of reverberation time

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby reverberation time

revenue tariff, reverb, reverberant, reverberate, reverberation, reverberation time, reverberator, reverberatory, reverberatory furnace, revere, reverence
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British Dictionary definitions for reverberation time

reverberation time

noun

a measure of the acoustic properties of a room, equal to the time taken for a sound to fall in intensity by 60 decibels. It is usually measured in seconds
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