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PRONUNCIATION OF ACOUSTIC SHOCK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACOUSTIC SHOCK

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Acoustic shock is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACOUSTIC SHOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Acoustic shock

The term acoustic shock is used to describe the symptoms a person may experience after hearing an unexpected, loud sound via a telephone. The loud sound, called an Acoustic Incident, can be caused by feedback oscillation, fax tones, or signalling tones. Telemarketers and call centre employees are thought to be most at risk.

Definition of acoustic shock in the English dictionary

The definition of acoustic shock in the dictionary is a condition characterized by dizziness and partial hearing loss suffered by some people exposed to sudden loud noises over telephone or radio headsets; associated esp with workers in call centres.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACOUSTIC SHOCK

acoustic
acoustic coupler
acoustic feature
acoustic feedback
acoustic gramophone
acoustic guitar
acoustic hood
acoustic horn
acoustic impedance
acoustic nerve
acoustic neuroma
acoustic phonetics
acoustic regeneration
acoustic screen
acoustical
acoustically
acoustician
acoustics
acoustoelectronic
acoustoelectronics

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACOUSTIC SHOCK

aftershock
anaphylactic shock
antishock
chock
corn shock
culture shock
electric shock
electrical shock
electroshock
foreshock
hock
hollyhock
in hock
insulin shock
shell shock
shock
short sharp shock
surgical shock
thermal shock
woodshock

Synonyms and antonyms of acoustic shock in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «acoustic shock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACOUSTIC SHOCK

Find out the translation of acoustic shock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acoustic shock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acoustic shock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

声震
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

choque acústico
570 millions of speakers

English

acoustic shock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ध्वनिक झटका
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

صدمة الصوتية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

акустического удара
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

choque acústico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শাব্দ শক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chocs acoustiques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejutan akustik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

akustischen Schock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アコースティック·ショック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음향 충격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kejutan akustik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sốc âm thanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒலி அதிர்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ध्वनी धक्का
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Akustik şok
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shock acustico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szok akustyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

акустичного удару
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șoc acustic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακουστική σοκ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

akoestiese skok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

akustisk chock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

akustisk sjokk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acoustic shock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACOUSTIC SHOCK»

The term «acoustic shock» is normally little used and occupies the 141.797 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACOUSTIC SHOCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acoustic shock

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACOUSTIC SHOCK»

Discover the use of acoustic shock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acoustic shock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tinnitus: A Multidisciplinary Approach
There are no reliable figures regarding the prevalence or incidence of acoustic shock but anecdotal reports suggest that only about one in ten of people exposed to an acoustic incident go on to develop any acoustic shock symptoms and of ...
David Baguley, Gerhard Andersson, Don McFerran, 2012
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Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium on Human ...
1985 September 9-13, at CCETT, 35510 CESSON SEVIGNE, FRANCE El -1/8 Arnold J. Campbell BNR Ltd Canada ABSTRACT CAN ACOUSTIC SHOCK BE ELIMINATED? Two experiments are presented to support the argument that the ...
Centre National d'Etudes des Telecommunications, CCETT., 1985
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Shock Focussing Effect in Medical Science and Sonoluminescence
... Parameters to Stone Disintegration", In Proc. 135th Meeting 16th International Congress on Acoustics ICA/ASA 98 Conf., June 20-26, 1998, pp. 2811-2812 47. Koch, Grunewald: "Disintegration Mechanisms of Weak Acoustic Shock Waves",  ...
Ramesh C. Srivastava, Dieter Leutloff, K. Takayama, 2003
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The Acoustic Bubble
... disintegration by shock waves. Ultrasound Med Biol 1991 ; 17: 239-243 [666] Holmer N-G, Almquist L-O, Hertz TG, Holm A, Lindstedt E, Persson HW and Hertz CH. On the mechanism of kidney stone disintegration by acoustic shock waves.
T. G. Leighton, 1997
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Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Green ...
acoustic shock sensor when swinging the racket, as well as when smashing the shuttlecock. The individual experiments are outlined below: Exp. 1 Overhead swing movement of the racket was simulated to test the accelerometer and acoustic ...
Yuhang Yang, Maode Ma, 2013
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Compound Semiconductors 2001
The amplitude of the acoustic shock waves, measured by femtosecond reflectivity measurements, is proportional to the strain (and therefore In composition). Terahertz is also produced in InGaN/GaN blue light emitting diode structures.
Y Arakawa, Y. Hirayama, K Kishino, 2002
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Basic Plasma Processes on the Sun
Second, it is a persistent result of time-dependent acoustic wave calculations that acoustic shock waves, once formed, tend to quickly reach limiting shock strength. This behaviour, where the wave amplitude becomes essentially constant with ...
International Astronomical Union. Symposium, E.R. Priest, Vinod Krishan, 1990
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Hearing Conservation: In Occupational, Recreational, ...
Acoustic or Audio Shock Limiters The term acoustic shock describes the physiological and psychological symptoms that individuals can experience after hearing a sudden, unexpected, loud sound or acoustic incident through a telephone ...
Vishakha Rawool, 2011
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Magnetic Reconnection: MHD Theory and Applications
Ultimately, the gradients become so large that dissipation becomes important, and a steady acoustic shock-wave shape may be attained, with a balance between the steepening effect of the nonlinear convective term and the broadening effect ...
Eric Priest, Terry Forbes, 2007
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Handbook of Shock Waves, Three Volume Set
J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 104(4), 2517±2524. Berens, M. E., Welander, C. E., Grif®n, A. S., and McCullough, D. L. (1989) Effect of acoustic shock waves on clonogenic growth and drug sensitivity of human tumor cells in vitro. J. Urol. 142, 1090±1094.
Gabi Ben-Dor, Ozer Igra, Tov Elperin, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACOUSTIC SHOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acoustic shock is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lightening Awareness Week 2015
... with your feet together to minimize your contact with the ground, and put your hands over your ears to protect yourself from acoustic shock. «HamletHub, Jul 15»
2
Additional UMi Iron Details Revealed
The 25MW directpath is said to offer great noise cancellation, omnibearing noise suppression, prevent acoustic shock, offer solid low-frequency ... «Android Headlines - Android News, Jun 15»
3
Time to Retire Lithotripsy for Kidney Stones?
Obviating the need to cut the skin or insert a device into the body, ESWL would use acoustic shock waves to pulverize stones into dust that ... «MedPage Today, May 15»
4
The ultra-violent world of Mad Max no longer shocks us – it's too …
The acoustic shock of explosives without ear protection is in itself frightening and disturbing. Only repeated exposure lessens its effect. «The Guardian, May 15»
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Jabra Releases New Headsets and On-Demand Option
Jabra's BIZ 2400II premium headset adds an Ultra Noise Cancelling microphone, acoustic shock protection, enhanced speakers, and more ... «Destination CRM, May 15»
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The Trillion Frame-Per-Second Camera That Will Visualise Atoms
... ultrafast phenomena”, such at atoms whizzing about after getting excited by lasers, acoustic shock waves, and explosions of hot plasma. «Gizmodo Australia, May 15»
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The Trillion Frame-Per-Second Camera That Will Visualize Atoms
... of previously unexplored complex ultrafast phenomena,” such at atoms whizzing about after getting excited by lasers, acoustic shock waves, ... «Gizmodo, Apr 15»
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Trillion-Frame-Per-Second Camera Developed by Researchers
Nakagawa himself experienced the need for such a camera while he was a master's student studying how acoustic shock waves changed ... «Tasnim News Agency, Apr 15»
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The trillion-frame-per-second camera
Nakagawa himself experienced the need for such a camera while he was a master's student studying how acoustic shock waves changed ... «Science News, Apr 15»
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Early music is still being reinvented
... Particulars: The Telepathy of Archives," the poet Susan Howe muses on the difference between what can be a "visual and acoustic shock" of ... «Los Angeles Times, Apr 15»

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