Dynamic Range: A range of sounds from soft to loud. A measurement of the limits of microphones, recording and playback machines, and other audio equipment.

 

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Dynamic Range: The ratio of the loudest (undistorted) signal to that of the quietest (discernible) signal in a unit or system as expressed in decibels (db). Dynamic range is another way of stating the maxi . . . View Full Definition

Range Bin: Discrete element along a single radial of radar data at which the received signals are sampled. Range bins from poldirad data are spaced at multipes from 150 m intervals. See also sample volume.

Range Control: Selects the scale used by the display and sets the distance between the range rings to correspond with the range selected. The prf and pulse length are adjusted automatically as the range se . . . View Full Definition

Range Betterment Fund: Money collected from livestock grazing on federal lands and used for rangeland improvements. The Bureau of Land Management calls these funds Range Improvement Funds and uses them solely for . . . View Full Definition

Range (Audio): Usually described as frequency range, this is a system's frequency transmission limits, beyond which the frequency is attenuated below a specified tolerance. Also, the frequency band or band . . . View Full Definition

Range: (also 'driving range, practice range, practice tee') an area, separate from the golf course, designated for hitting practice balls

Range Finders: Markers in the lane that help the bowler determine the target line. There are two sets of such markers: ten dots located seven feet past the foul line and seven arrows arranged in a triangle . . . View Full Definition

Range Ball: (also 'practice ball') golf balls for use only on the driving range, usually striped or marked in some way to easily distinguish them from regular golf balls

Range Finders (Alley Sights): 5 targets, each 1X7 inch, 6½ inches apart; forming a 2 foot long arrowhead centered 20 feet beyond the foul-line installed in many candlepin centers.

Range Markers: Equally spaced concentric rings of light on the ppi which permit the radar observer to determine the range to a contact in accordance with the range setting or the range of the outer rings. . . . View Full Definition