sone

/səʊn/ · noun

Meaning

(acoustics) a subjective unit of loudness for an average listener equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz sound that has an intensity 40 decibels above the listener's own threshold of hearing

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Related words

loudness(English)phon(English)volume(English)hypersound(English)tonal noise(English)standard siren(English)shepard tone(English)signal-to-noise ratio(English)porno(English)ichi(English)nanking(English)mayflower(English)

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