"acoustic emission" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acoustic emissions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} acoustic emission (plural acoustic emissions)
  1. (uncountable, engineering, acoustics) A phenomenon wherein external stimuli such as mechanical loading generate physical vibrations. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Acoustics, Engineering
    Sense id: en-acoustic_emission-en-noun-4Qz2fIWa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (countable, engineering) A physical vibration caused by sudden movement within a material subjected to physical stress, often symptomatic of a defect. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-acoustic_emission-en-noun-kpuxCkEr Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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