Associations to the word «Decibel»
Noun
- Db
- Hz
- Noise
- Amplitude
- Bel
- Compressor
- Ratio
- Dipole
- Amplifier
- Insertion
- Antenna
- Intensity
- Threshold
- Bandwidth
- Khz
- Impedance
- Kelvin
- Watt
- Frequency
- Voltage
- Takeoff
- Coefficient
- Gain
- Sonar
- Reflector
- Exp
- Polarization
- Tenth
- Millimeter
- Radiator
- Applause
- Level
- Vibration
- Spasm
- Viscosity
- Kilogram
- M2
- Cw
- Conductivity
- Pt
- Magnitude
- Kilometer
- Output
- Eq
- Cos
- M3
- Deviation
- Meter
- Transmitter
- Pr
- Signal
- Input
- Fiber
- Transmitting
- Distortion
- Octave
- Roar
- Measurement
- Receiver
- Wavelength
- Sensitivity
- Magazine
- Sound
- Aperture
- Masterpiece
- Loss
- Specific
- Pascal
- Quantity
Adjective
Wiktionary
DECIBEL, noun. A common measure of sound intensity that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = 10 * log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the relative powers of the sound.
Dictionary definition
DECIBEL, noun. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.