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decibel:

decibel [the ~] noun

  1. the decibel (db)
    – One tenth of a bel (named after Alexander Graham Bell), a unit used in electronics and other fields to measure the strength of a sound or signal. Decibel measurements fall on a logarithmic scale and compare the measured quantity against a known reference. 1
    dB

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dB db; decibel

Synonyms for "decibel":

  • dB; sound unit

Related Definitions for "decibel":

  1. a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity2
  2. One tenth of a bel (named after Alexander Graham Bell), a unit used in electronics and other fields to measure the strength of a sound or signal. Decibel measurements fall on a logarithmic scale and compare the measured quantity against a known reference.1

Wiktionary Translations for decibel:

decibel
noun
  1. a common measure of sound intensity
decibel
noun
  1. métrologie|nocat=1 rare|fr unité de mesure de grandeurs logarithmiques du Système international (SI), valant Annexe:Principales puissances de 10 bel, et dont le symbole est dB.

Cross Translation:
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decibel décibel Dezibelzehnter Teil eines Bels: logarithmische Hilfsmaßeinheit zur Unterscheidung von Pegeln und Maßen in der Technik, insbesondere in der Akustik