Associations to the word «Phon»

Wiktionary

PHON, noun. (acoustics) A unit of apparent loudness, equal in number to the intensity in decibels of a 1,000-hertz tone judged to be as loud as the sound being measured.

Dictionary definition

PHON, noun. A unit of subjective loudness.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke