Phon

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.noun(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.

Synonyms

loudness sone phonon phot volume phononics hyperphonon magnetophonon planck magnitude impedance microhertz

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