acoustic impedance

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acoustic impedance - opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component

acoustic reactance, acoustic resistance

resistance - any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

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