Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sound_pressure

1 sense of sound pressure

Sense 1
sound pressure, instantaneous sound pressure -- (the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point)
       => pressure, pressure level, force per unit area -- (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure")