decibel
nounHow many syllables in decibel?
There are 3 syllables in the word decibel.How to pronounce decibel:
Definition of decibel:
- decibel (noun):
- a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity.
- a unit for expressing the ratio of two amounts of electric or acoustic signal power equal to 10 times the common logarithm of this ratio
Synonyms for decibel:
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Antonyms for decibel:
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