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

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