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Meaning of decibel
decibel (n)
a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
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a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
roar,noise, discordance, boom, babel, cacophony,chatter, clamor, rattle, clangor
quiet, still, silence, still, stillness,silence, quiet, stillness, hush, silentness
The sound level of the concert reached an ear-splitting 120 decibels.
Engineers use decibels as a unit of measurement to quantify the intensity of sound.
The noise from the construction site exceeded the permitted level by several decibels.
The decibel scale is logarithmic, meaning each increase of 10 decibels represents a tenfold increase in intensity.
