Babel and Decibel

Babel

Babel noun - Loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound.
Usage example: the babel of languages and accents that can be heard at the city's farmers' market every weekend

Decibel and babel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decibel" instead a noun "Babel".

Decibel

Decibel noun - A logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity.

Babel and decibel are semantically related. You can use "Babel" instead a noun "Decibel".
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