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sound pressure vs pressure level

pressure level vs sound pressure

sound pressure and pressure level both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sound pressure Yes No No No
pressure level Yes No No No
As nouns, pressure level is a hypernym of sound pressure; that is, pressure level is a word with a broader meaning than sound pressure:
  • sound pressure: the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point
  • pressure level: the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
Other hypernyms of sound pressure include force per unit area, pressure.
sound pressure (noun) pressure level (noun)
the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
Difference between sound pressure and pressure level

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