Meaning & use
decibel
A unit used to measure the loudness or intensity of sound.
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A normal conversation registers at about sixty decibels, while a rock concert can exceed 110.
The city passed a law limiting construction noise to a set number of decibels after 9 p.m.
A note on using this word
The decibel scale is logarithmic, so a small increase in decibels represents a much larger increase in actual sound intensity.
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