Associations to the word «Sone»

Wiktionary

SONE, noun. (acoustics) a subjective unit of loudness for an average listener equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz sound that has an intensity 40 decibels above the listener's own threshold of hearing
SONE, noun. (slang) A fan of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation.
SONE, noun. Alternative form of Sone

Dictionary definition

SONE, noun. A unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold.

Wise words

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