English Explanatory Dictionary

sone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a subjective unit of loudness for an average listener equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz sound that has an intensity 40 decibels above the listener's own threshold of hearing
  2. Obsolete spelling of son.
noun
  1. A fan of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Sone.

Pronunciation

/soʊn/ /səʊn/ En-au-Sone.ogg

Word forms

sone sones

Etymology

From Latin sonus (“sound”).

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