sound pressure

noun

: the difference between the actual pressure at any point in the field of a sound wave at any instant and the average pressure at that point

Examples of sound pressure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The best-cooling cases often reach that mark by spinning up their fans to annoyingly noisy levels, but the MasterFrame 600 halts that trend by having the third-quietest (or fourth-noisiest) sound pressure level of our test lot. —Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025

Subs with more powerful wattage have a better time dealing with sound pressure. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025

The flagship Audio Pro A48 W model can provide up to +15 dB extra maximum sound pressure level and improves the clarity of the Balanced Mode Radiator tweeters. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Frequency response is reported to run from 20 Hz up to 30 kHz, total harmonic distortion is 1% at 1 kHz, and the sound pressure level is given as 105 dB at 1 kHz (1 mW). —New Atlas, 15 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sound pressure

• refresher
• acupressure
• overpressure
• flesher
• fresher
• thresher