Spherical divergence loss

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Spherical divergence attenuation Inverse square law attenuation

Reduction in sound pressure level resulting from propagation of spherical waves in a free field without loss of energy.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)