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acoustic emission en · NOUN
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(qualifier:acoustics, uncountable) A phenomenon wherein external stimuli such as mechanical loading generate physical vibrations.
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(countable) A physical vibration caused by sudden movement within a material subjected to physical stress, often symptomatic of a defect.
Acoustic emissions are only generated when some abrupt and permanent change takes place somewhere in the material.
1990, Adrian A. Pollock, “Acoustic Emission Inspection”, in ASM Handbook, 17th edition, →ISBN, page 287:
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