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Pure tone definition

Pure tone means any sound which can be distinctly heard as a single pitch or a set of single pitches.
Pure tone means any sound which can be distinctly heard as a single pitch or a set of single pitches. For the purposes of the Criminal Noise Code, a pure tone shall exist if the one-third octave band sound pressure level in the band when the tone exceeds the arithmetic average of the sound pressure levels of the two (2) contiguous one-third octave bands by five (5) dB for center frequencies of five hundred (500) Hz and above and by eight (8) dB for center frequencies between one hundred sixty (160) and four hundred (400) Hz and by fifteen (15) dB for center frequencies less than or equal to one hundred twenty-five (125) Hz.
Pure tone means a single frequency sound.

Examples of Pure tone in a sentence

  • Pure-tone audiometric screening Adults: Pure tone audiometric screening (500, 1000, 2000, 4000 Hz at 20 dB HL) Children: 1000, 2000, 4000 Hz at 20 dB HL Immittance Screening Otoscopic inspection must be completed before immittance screening.

  • Pure tone screening is mandated for students in grades K, 1, and 10.

  • Pure tone and speech audiometry with the appropriate spe- cial examinations, such as Bekesy audiom- etry, are necessary.

  • Pure tone hearing loss at 500, 1000, 2000 Hz of not more than 30 db on average with no individual level greater than 35 db at these frequencies in either ear.

  • Pure tone hearing loss at 3000 Hz of not more than 45 db and 4000 Hz not more than 55 db in either ear.


More Definitions of Pure tone

Pure tone means any sound which can be distinctly heard as a single pitch or a set of single pitches, as defined by the EPA.
Pure tone means any sound which can be distinctly heard as a single pitch or a set of single pitches. For the purposes of this Ordinance, a pure tone shall exist if the one-third octave band sound pressure level in the band with the tone exceeds the arithmetic average of the sound pressure levels of the two contiguous one-third octave bands by 5 dB for center frequencies of 500 Hz and above and by 8 dB for center frequencies between 160 and 400 Hz and by 15 dB for center frequencies less than or equal to 125 Hz.
Pure tone means any sound that can be distinctly heard as a single pitch or a set of single pitches. For the purposes of this Regulation a pure tone shall exist if the one- third octave band sound pressure level, within the investigated band of the tone and frequency range, exceeds the arithmetic average of the sound pressure levels of the two contiguous one-third octave bands by:
Pure tone means any sound that can be distinctly heard as a single pitch or a set of single pitches. For the purposes of measurement, a pure tone shall consist of the one-third octave band sound pressure level in the band when the tone exceeds the arithmetic average of the sound pressure levels of the two contiguous one-third octave bands by five decibels for frequencies of 500 Hz and above, by eight decibels for frequencies between 160 Hz and 400 Hz and by fifteen decibels for frequencies less than or equal to 125 Hz.
Pure tone means any sound which can be judged as audible as a single pitch or a set of single pitches by a NCO.
Pure tone means any sound which can be distinctly heard as a single pitch or a set of single pitches. For the purposes of this Chapter, a pure tone shall exist if the one-third (1/3) octave band sound pressure level in the band with the tone exceeds the arithmetic average of the sound pressure levels of the two (2) contiguous one-third (1/3) octave bands by five (5) decibels for center frequencies of five hundred (500) hertz and above and by eight (8) decibels for center frequencies between one hundred sixty (160) and four hundred (400) hertz and by fifteen (15) decibels for center frequencies less than or equal to one hundred twenty-five (125) hertz.
Pure tone means any sound which can be distinctly heard as a single pitch or a set of single pitches such as a hum, whine, whistle, screech, etc.