What does -ance mean? Definitions for -ance Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word -ance.
Amplitudes are expressed either as instantaneous values or mostly as peak values. Amplitude is the fluctuation or displacement of a wave from its mean value. With sound waves, it is the extent to which air particles are displaced, and this amplitude of sound or sound amplitude is experienced as the loudness of sound.
The distance from the top of one peak to the bottom of another is called peak-to-peak amplitude. Another way to describe peak-to-peak amplitude is to say that it is the distance between the maximum positive value and the maximum negative value of a wave. Waves and their properties: