acoustic impedance (redirected from Sound impedance)

impedance /im·ped·ance/ (im-pēd´ans) obstruction or opposition to passage or flow, as of an electric current or other form of energy. Symbol Z .

---

acoustic impedance  an expression of the opposition to passage of sound waves, being the product of the density of a substance and the velocity of sound in it.

aortic impedance  the sum of the external factors that resist ventricular ejection.

---

acoustic impedance,

interference with the passage of sound waves by objects in the path of those waves. It equals the velocity of sound in a medium multiplied by the density of the medium. The acoustic impedance of bone may be nearly five times as great as that of blood. Testing middle ear acoustic impedance is part of audiologic evaluation batteries used to detect middle ear problems.

---

impedance [im-pe´dans]

1. obstruction or opposition to passage or flow, as of an electric current or other form of energy.

2. the resistance in alternating current circuits, represented by the letter Z in mathematical formulas. Medical equipment is often rated according to impedance to allow for optimum performance by matching impedance ratings. A transformer can be used between components to cause the impedances of unequal systems to match.

acoustic impedance an expression of the opposition to passage of sound waves, being the product of the density of a substance and the velocity of sound in it.

---

impedance

obstruction or opposition to passage or flow, as of an electric current or other form of energy.

---

acoustic impedance

an expression of the opposition to passage of sound waves, being the product of the density of a substance and the velocity of sound in it.