sone meaning

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sone (noun): a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold.

Definition of sone

  1. a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold

    Type of: sound unit

Word lists: words starting with SO · words ending in NE · 4-letter words

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