SONE


Meaning of SONE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' s ō n

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin sonus sound ― more at SOUND

Date: 1948

: a subjective unit of loudness for an average listener equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz sound that has an intensity 40 decibels above the listener's own threshold of hearing

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