loudness
Meanings
noun
- Strength of sound: how loud it is.
- The perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons.
- The physical strength of the sound pressure level, measured in decibels.
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Etymology
From Middle English loudnesse, lowdenesse, from Old English hlūdnes, equivalent to loud + -ness.
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