单词 | acoustic shock |
释义 | > as lemmasacoustic shock acoustic shock n. damage to nerves caused by sound waves; spec. damage to hearing resulting from sudden excessive noise in the earphone of a telephone; an instance of this; (also) the noise itself. ΚΠ 1894 Pharmaceut. Era 1 Aug. 101/1 The verdict, therefore, was made up and recorded as ‘death from acoustic shock of the nerve centres’. 1918 Amer. Inst. Electr. Engineers 37 511 Hazard to employees and to telephone using public... Acoustic shock. 1934 Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 115/2 It is not desirable to put the receiver tightly against the ear, as the lightning discharges very often produce an effect known as acoustic shock which may impair the hearing of the user. 1993 Gloss. Electrotechnical, Power Terms (B.S.I.) iii. ii. 61 An acoustic shock usually results from the occurrence, in abnormal circumstances, of short-lived high voltages at the terminals of a telephone set. 2006 Observer 19 Nov. i. 20/1 More than 1,000 people working in call centres across Britain are thought to have suffered the effects of acoustic shock. < as lemmas |
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