sone
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
sone (plural sones)
- (acoustics) 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
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
sone
- vocative singular of sonus
Middle English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old English sunu.
Noun [edit]
sone (plural sones)
Descendants [edit]
- English: son
Adverb [edit]
sone
Volapük [edit]
Noun [edit]
sone
- dative singular of son