acoustic emission
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[edit]Noun
[edit]acoustic emission (plural acoustic emissions)
- (uncountable, engineering, acoustics) A phenomenon wherein external stimuli such as mechanical loading generate physical vibrations.
- (countable, engineering) A physical vibration caused by sudden movement within a material subjected to physical stress, often symptomatic of a defect.
See also
[edit]- acoustic emission on Wikipedia.Wikipedia