SOUND EXPOSURE LEVEL

Domain	Definition
Medicine	The squared weighted sound pressure integrated or summed over time reference to the standard pressure squared times one second and then converted to a level. This, if a sound having a level of 90 dB persists for 1 second the s. e. l. produced by that sound is 90 dB. If that sound persists for 10 seconds, the sound exposure level is 100 dB. If it persists for 100 seconds, the SEL is 110 dB, and so on. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "SOUND EXPOSURE LEVEL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		støjdosis, SEL. (various references)

Dutch		Lex, lawaaiexpositieniveau, geluidexpositieniveau. (various references)

Finnish		äänialtistustaso. (various references)

French		niveau d'exposition sonore, Lex. (various references)

German		Lex, Lärmexpositionspegel. (various references)

Greek		στάθμη ηχητικής έκθεσης. (various references)

Italian		livello di esposizione sonora, livello di esposizione al singolo evento di rumore, Lex. (various references)

Pig Latin		oundsay exposureay evellay

Portuguese		nível de exposição sonora, Lex. (various references)

Spanish		nivel de exposición sonora, lex. (various references)

Swedish		bullerdos. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Specialty Definition: SOUND EXPOSURE LEVEL