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decibels

dec·i·bel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [des-uh-bel, -buh l]
    • /ˈdɛs əˌbɛl, -bəl/
    • /ˈdes.ɪ.bel/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [des-uh-bel, -buh l]
    • /ˈdɛs əˌbɛl, -bəl/

Definitions of decibels word

  • noun decibels a unit used to express the intensity of a sound wave, equal to 20 times the common logarithm of the ratio of the pressure produced by the sound wave to a reference pressure, usually 0.0002 microbar. 1
  • noun decibels a unit of power ratio, the number of units being equal to a constant times the logarithm to the base 10 of the intensities of two sources. 1
  • noun decibels a unit used to compare two voltages or currents, equal to 20 times the common logarithm of the ratio of the voltages or currents measured across equal resistances. Abbreviation: dB, db. 1
  • noun decibels Plural form of decibel. 1
  • noun decibels plural of decibel. 0
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Origin of decibels

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; deci- + bel1

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Parts of speech for Decibels

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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decibels popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for decibels

noun decibels

  • loudness — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
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  • dynamic range

    the range of signal amplitudes over which an electronic communications channel can operate within acceptable limits of distortion. The range is determined by system noise at the lower end and by the onset of overload at the upper end

  • phon

    a unit for measuring the apparent loudness of a sound, equal in number for a given sound to the intensity in decibels of a sound having a frequency of 1000 cycles per second when, in the judgment of a group of listeners, the two sounds are of equal loudness.

  • reverberation time

    the time it takes for a sound made in a room to diminish by 60 decibels.

  • sone

    a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
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