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de·ci·bel  (ds-bl, -bl)
n. Abbr. dB
A unit used to express relative difference in power or intensity, usually between two acoustic or electric signals, equal to ten times the common logarithm of the ratio of the two levels.

[deci- + bel.]

decibel [ˈdɛsɪˌbɛl]
n
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit for comparing two currents, voltages, or power levels, equal to one tenth of a bel
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a similar unit for measuring the intensity of a sound. It is equal to ten times the logarithm to the base ten of the ratio of the intensity of the sound to be measured to the intensity of some reference sound, usually the lowest audible note of the same frequency Abbreviation dB See also perceived noise decibel

decibel  (ds-bl)
A unit used to measure the power of a signal, such as an electrical signal or sound, relative to some reference level. An increase of ten decibels in the power of a signal is equivalent to increasing its power by a factor of ten. As a measure of sound intensity, a zero-decibel reference is stipulated to be the lowest level audible to the human ear; the speaking voice of most people ranges from 45 to 75 decibels.
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Noun1.decibel - a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
sound unit - any acoustic unit of measurement
Translations
decibel [ˈdesɪbel] Ndecibelio m

decibel [ˈdɛsɪbɛl] ndécibel m

decibel
nDezibel nt

decibel [ˈdɛsɪbɛl] ndecibel m inv

decibel
n decibel [ˈdesibel, ˈdesibəl]
(abbreviationdb) the main unit of measurement of the loudness of a sound Traffic noise is measured in decibels. desibel وِحْدَة ارْتِفاع الصَّوْت децибел decibel decibel das Dezibel ντεσιμπέλ decibelio detsibell دسی بل desibeli décibel דֶצִיבֵּל आवाज की तीव्रता की माप decibel, mjerna jedinica za jačinu zvuka decibel desibel desíbel decibel デシベル 데시벨 decibelas decibels desibal decibel desibel decybel decibel decibel децибел decibel decibel decibel decibel หน่วยวัดระดับความดังของเสียง (ย่อ dB) (ทางฟิสิกส์) desibel 分貝 децибел آواز کی بلندی کی پیمائش کی اکائی đêxiben


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