decibel

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search
See also décibel

Contents

English[edit]

Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (GenAm) IPA: /ˈdɛsɪbɛl/, /ˈdɛsɪbəl/

Noun[edit]

decibel (plural decibels)

  1. A common measure of sound intensity that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = 10 * log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the relative powers of the sound.

Translations[edit]


Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ˈdeːsibəɫ/

Noun[edit]

decibel m (plural decibels, diminutive decibeltje)

  1. decibel

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

English decibel

Noun[edit]

decibel m (invariable)

  1. decibel