decibel

Meaning of decibel

noun

A common measure of sound intensity ratio that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = 10 log10(P1 / P2), where P1 and P2 are the relative powers of the sound.

Information about decibel

It is a name.
The plural form of decibel is: decibels.
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Hyphenation of decibel

deci-bel

It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
decibel is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

decibel synonyms

Meaning dB:

Translation of decibel

German: Dezibel
Spanish: decibelio
French: décibel
Italian: decibel
Portuguese: decibéis

Words that rhyme with decibel

Deibel, Geibel, Weibel, Mongibel, gibel, Lilibel, belibel, interlibel, libel, bonnibel, snibel, stenibel, Claribel, Maribel, Oribel, claribel, Sibel, Butibel

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