different between decibel vs phon

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

Noun

phon (plural phons)

1. (acoustics) A unit of apparent loudness, equal in number to the intensity in decibels of a 1,000-hertz tone judged to be as loud as the sound being measured.

Translations

Italian

Noun

phon m (invariable)

1. Alternative form of fon