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  1. sound unitnoun

    any acoustic unit of measurement

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  1. Sound unit

    A sound unit is any acoustic unit of sound measurement. dB, decibel - noise of sound measurement is called decibels (dB). Ratio of the sound pressure to reference pressure to something in it. sone - a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold, starting with 1 sone. phon - a unit of subjective loudness. Hz, hertz = unit of sound frequency is called hertz (Hz)

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  1. Sound unit

    A sound unit is any acoustic unit of sound measurement. ⁕bel, B - a logarithmic unit of sound pressure equal, measured a tenth of it in decibels dB. ⁕dB, decibel - a logarithmic unit of sound pressure; 20 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound pressure to reference pressure, the threshold of hearing. The sound intensity may be calculated from that measurement. ⁕sone - a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold, starting with 1 sone. ⁕phon - a unit of subjective loudness. ⁕Hz, hertz - a unit to measure the frequency of a sound.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sound unit in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sound unit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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