Decibel
Decibel noun - A logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity.
DB
DB noun - A logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity.
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DB and Decibel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decibel/db
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