DECIBEL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity

Synonyms:

dB; decibel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("decibel" is a kind of...):

sound unit (any acoustic unit of measurement)

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