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sone

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sone  (sn)
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.]
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Noun1.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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