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Phon
see synonyms of phonNoun
1. phon
a unit of subjective loudness
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Phon
see synonyms of phonnoun
a unit of loudness that measures the intensity of a sound by the number of decibels it is above a reference tone having a frequency of 1000 hertz and a root-mean-square sound pressure of 20 × 10–6 pascal
abbreviation for
1. Also: phonet
phonetics
2.
phonology
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Phon
see synonyms of phon noun
a measure of the apparent loudness level of a sound with respect to a 1,000-cycle-per-second pure tone: based on the subjective judgment of the human ear or on objective comparisons of acoustical measurements
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Phon
see synonyms of phonpref.
n.
A unit of apparent loudness, equal in number to the intensity in decibels of a 1,000-hertz tone perceived to be as loud as the sound being measured.
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