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science > physical science > acoustics > acoustic property > sound propagation

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sound propagation  

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  • The travelling of acoustic waves in the atmosphere with a speed independent of their amplitude. The speed only depends on the acoustic medium and is proportional to the square route of the absolute temperature for any given medium.

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