sound unit

/saʊnd ˌjunət/

Other forms: sound units

Definitions of sound unit

1. noun

   any acoustic unit of measurement
   types:

   B, Bel

   a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels

   dB, decibel

   a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity

   sone

   a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold

   phon

   a unit of subjective loudness

   type of:

   unit, unit of measurement

   any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange