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Word: decibel (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • A common measure of sound intensity that is 1 tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = 10 * log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the relative powers of the sound.

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