Associations to the word «Phon»
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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.