different between decibel vs dex

English

Etymology

deci- +? bel

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?s?b?l/, /?d?s?b?l/

Noun

decibel (plural decibels)

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

Translations

Czech

Noun

decibel m

1. decibel (unit of sound intensity ratio)

Further reading

• decibel in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu
• decibel in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English decibel. Equivalent to deci- +? bel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?de?si?b?l/
• Hyphenation: de?ci?bel

Noun

decibel m (plural decibels, diminutive decibeltje n)

1. decibel

Hungarian

Etymology

deci- +? bel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d?t?sib?l]
• Hyphenation: de?ci?bel
• Rhymes: -?l

Noun

decibel (plural decibelek)

1. decibel

Declension

Italian

Etymology

English decibel

Noun

decibel m (invariable)

1. decibel

Portuguese

Noun

decibel m (plural decibéis)

1. decibel (a common measure of sound intensity)

Romanian

Etymology

From French décibel

Noun

decibel m (plural decibeli)

1. decibel

Declension

Spanish

Noun

decibel m (plural decibeles)

1. Alternative form of decibelio

English

Etymology 1

Contraction of decimal exponent.

Noun

dex (plural dexes)

1. (physics and astrophysics) An order or factor of ten.
   • 2004, Cartledge et al 2004, The Homogeneity of Interstellar Oxygen in the Galactic Disk, Abstract, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 613, Issue 2, pp. 1037-1048,

     The data points for low-<nH> paths are scattered more widely than those for denser sight lines, because O/H ratios for such paths shorter than 800 pc are generally about 0.10 dex lower than the values for longer ones.

Usage notes

Used both to refer to the function ${\displaystyle \mathrm {dex} (x)=10^{x}}$ and the number of (possibly fractional) orders of magnitude separating two numbers. ${\displaystyle \log _{10}(5)\approx 0.70}$ and ${\displaystyle \log _{10}(8)\approx 0.90}$, so the ratio of 8 to 5 is about 0.20 dex.

See also

• order of magnitude, decibel

Etymology 2

By shortening.

Noun

dex (uncountable)

1. (role-playing games) Dexterity.
   • 2000, "Billy Shields", The truth about offhand procs (on newsgroup alt.games.everquest)

     Establish a proccing percentage of a weapon by putting it in the primary hand and then put it in your offhand and check the proccing percentage with varying levels of dual wield skill (while keeping level and dex constant).

Etymology 3

Shortening of various drug names.

Noun

dex (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) Dextromethorphan.
2. (medicine, colloquial) Dexamethasone.
3. (colloquial) Dextroamphetamine/dexedrine.

Anagrams

• Exd.

Norwegian

Interjection

dex

1. An expression used by some locals in Bergen (Norway) to emphasize that something is good, nice.

Wolof

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?x/

Noun

dex

1. river