Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation decibel
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- noun metrology The symbol for
decibel
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Examples
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And I need to teach these people how to drink red wine properly, so I left them a Wirra Wirra and a nice de Bortoli (yes dB is capable of making nice ones, despite the plethora of er .. quaffers they put out nice and cheap).
On the cheap. 2003
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And I need to teach these people how to drink red wine properly, so I left them a Wirra Wirra and a nice de Bortoli (yes dB is capable of making nice ones, despite the plethora of er .. quaffers they put out nice and cheap).
Archive 2003-08-01 2003
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Five of those toys measured above 100 dB, which is similar to a chainsaw.
The Washington Post Guide to Travel Blogs « ResourceShelf 2004
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The dB is a logarithmic unit used to describe a ratio and is used commonly in radio for measuring gain.
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Despite that, iPod volumes have been recorded as high as 115 dB, which is like running a chain saw in your ear.
The Clog 2009
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The unit operates at 25.9 dB, which is somewhere between an average whisper and quiet conversation.
Dealhack 2008
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The unit operates at 25.9 dB, which is somewhere between an average whisper and quiet conversation.
Dealhack 2008
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The unit operates at 25.9 dB, which is somewhere between an average whisper and quiet conversation.
Dealhack 2008
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The unit operates at 25.9 dB, which is somewhere between an average whisper and quiet conversation.
Dealhack 2008
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The unit operates at 25.9 dB, which is somewhere between an average whisper and quiet conversation.
Dealhack 2008
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