Bruit and Decibel

Bruit

Bruit noun - Loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound.
Usage example: a film that captures the thunderous fury of medieval warfare and the bruit of a thousand clashing swords

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

Nearby Word: bruited

Decibel

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

Bruit and decibel are semantically related. You can use "Bruit" instead a noun "Decibel". archaic substitute
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