decibel
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /ˈdɛsɪbɛl/, /ˈdɛsɪbəl/
decibel (plural decibels)
- A common measure of sound intensity ratio that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = 10 log10(P1 / P2), where P1 and P2 are the relative powers of the sound.
- French: décibel
- German: Dezibel
- Italian: decibel
- Portuguese: decibel
- Russian: децибе́л
- Spanish: decibelio
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