sone (s n)n. A subjective unit of loudness, as perceived by a person with normal hearing, equal to the loudness of a pure tone having a frequency of 1,000 hertz at 40 decibels. [Latin sonus, a sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.] |
sone [səʊn]
n
(Physics / General Physics) a subjective unit of loudness equal to that experienced by a normal person hearing a 1 kHz tone at 40 dB
[from Latin sonus a sound]
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| Noun | 1. | sone - a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold sound unit - any acoustic unit of measurement phon - a unit of subjective loudness |
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