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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, also known as a phoneme, is the smallest distinctive unit of sound in a particular language that can change meaning when contrasted with another unit. These are the building blocks of spoken language and are crucial in understanding speech and communication. Examples include the "k" sound in "kit" and "cat," and the "b" in "bat" and "tab". There are also sound units in digital audio, which correspond to the smallest piece of audio data that a system can process.

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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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  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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