Associations to the word «Decibel»
Noun
- Db
- Hz
- Noise
- Amplitude
- Bel
- Compressor
- Ratio
- Dipole
- Amplifier
- Insertion
- Antenna
- Intensity
- Threshold
- Bandwidth
- Khz
- Impedance
- Kelvin
- Watt
- Frequency
- Voltage
- Takeoff
- Coefficient
- Gain
- Sonar
- Reflector
- Exp
- Polarization
- Tenth
- Millimeter
- Radiator
- Applause
- Level
- Vibration
- Spasm
- Viscosity
- Kilogram
- M2
- Cw
- Conductivity
- Pt
- Magnitude
- Kilometer
- Output
- Eq
- Cos
- M3
- Deviation
- Meter
- Transmitter
- Pr
- Signal
- Input
- Fiber
- Transmitting
- Distortion
- Octave
- Roar
- Measurement
- Receiver
- Wavelength
- Sensitivity
- Magazine
- Sound
- Aperture
- Masterpiece
- Loss
- Specific
- Pascal
- Quantity
Adjective
Wiktionary
DECIBEL, noun. 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.
Dictionary definition
DECIBEL, noun. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity.
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