Definitions for decibels

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decibels dec·i·bel

Spelling: [des-uh-bel, -buh l]

IPA: /ˈdɛs əˌbɛl, -bəl/

Decibels is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 266 anagrams from letters in decibels (bcdeeils).

Definitions for decibels

noun

1. a unit used to express the intensity of a sound wave, equal to 20 times the common logarithm of the ratio of the pressure produced by the sound wave to a reference pressure, usually 0.0002 microbar.
2. a unit of power ratio, the number of units being equal to a constant times the logarithm to the base 10 of the intensities of two sources.
3. a unit used to compare two voltages or currents, equal to 20 times the common logarithm of the ratio of the voltages or currents measured across equal resistances. Abbreviation: dB, db.

Origin of decibels

First recorded in 1925-30; deci- + bel¹

Examples for decibels

I've been forcing some Venerian puffers and scent flowers, and raised the radiation level ten decibels.

Listen to the yelp that falls just five decibels short of a motorcycle.

Will bipartisan outrage boost the decibels in D.C. loud enough for Holder to hear and heed?

No one may blow the annoying plastic horn within the Emirates if it exceeds 100 decibels anymore.

Their buzzing can reach 90 decibels, equivalent to some power motors.