decibel
noun/ˈdɛsɪbɛl/
Frequency rank: #19,157 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A unit used to measure the intensity or loudness of sound.
Example sentence
The concert was so loud that the sound level near the speakers measured 110 on the decibel scale.
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