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 unit that the meter is measuring is sound pressure in decibels, but weighted towards the frequencies that the human ear is more sensitive to.
—
Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 7 Sep. 2023
One microphone is pointed in, monitoring the sound pressure in the ear canal and trying to drive it to zero while on a feedback loop.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 22 Mar. 2023
Since fish calls change with environmental conditions like wind speed, water temperature, tidal amplitude and sound pressure level, the noises themselves can be an indicator of how the ecosystem is faring -- especially in oceans that are rapidly experiencing climate change.
—ABC News, 23 Jan. 2022
The proprietary planar magnetic speaker has a high SPL (sound pressure level), low distortion, and exceptional clarity.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2023
With a sound pressure level (SPL) rating of 89dB at 0.5m, the loudspeaker has sufficient volume even with USB bus power.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
That converts to over 172 decibels of sound pressure, an unimaginably loud noise.
—Aatish Bhatia, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2018
Do high sound pressure levels of crowing in roosters necessitate passive mechanisms for protection against self-vocalization?
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2017
AirPods 2 only met two of the standards, bandwidth and THD, while AirPods Pro met all of them except EIN, registering 37 decibel sound pressure levels (dB SPL), when the standard calls for 32 or less.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2022
See More
Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 7 Sep. 2023
One microphone is pointed in, monitoring the sound pressure in the ear canal and trying to drive it to zero while on a feedback loop.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 22 Mar. 2023
Since fish calls change with environmental conditions like wind speed, water temperature, tidal amplitude and sound pressure level, the noises themselves can be an indicator of how the ecosystem is faring -- especially in oceans that are rapidly experiencing climate change.
—ABC News, 23 Jan. 2022
The proprietary planar magnetic speaker has a high SPL (sound pressure level), low distortion, and exceptional clarity.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2023
With a sound pressure level (SPL) rating of 89dB at 0.5m, the loudspeaker has sufficient volume even with USB bus power.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
That converts to over 172 decibels of sound pressure, an unimaginably loud noise.
—Aatish Bhatia, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2018
Do high sound pressure levels of crowing in roosters necessitate passive mechanisms for protection against self-vocalization?
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2017
AirPods 2 only met two of the standards, bandwidth and THD, while AirPods Pro met all of them except EIN, registering 37 decibel sound pressure levels (dB SPL), when the standard calls for 32 or less.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2022
See More
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'sound pressure.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near sound pressure
Cite this Entry
“Sound pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sound%20pressure. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share