"sone" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /soʊn/ [General-American], /səʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: sones [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊn Head templates: {{en-noun}} sone (plural sones)
  1. (acoustics) 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 Categories (topical): Acoustics
    Sense id: en-sone-en-noun-b7Pu~Gna Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25
  2. Obsolete spelling of son Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: son
    Sense id: en-sone-en-noun-kS0rDd5f

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sone meaning in English (2.1kB)

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