decibel

[US]/'desɪbel/
[UK]/'dɛsɪbɛl/
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Translation

n. unit used to measure the intensity of a sound, often used to describe the volume.

Example Sentences

decibels above kilowatt

decibels above l milliwatt

The typical lawn mower makes about 90 decibels of noise.

This often limits their ability to truly differentiate their ambience from that of the fashion shop next door, which booms out teenybopper music at alarmingly high decibel levels.

This paper described the basic concept and expressions of the decibel and Neper. It also explained some merits of the calculation rntes and Application ranges of the measuremeut Units.

By now, the din from the corporate celebrants had reached sufficient decibels to muffle our shrieks at a butternut squash and parmesan velouté with the viscous tang of curdled milk.

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