decibel

From deci- +‎ bel.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛsɪbɛl/, /ˈdɛsɪbəl/

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decibel (plural decibels)

1. A common measure of intensity ratio (e.g. for sound) that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = 10 log₁₀(P₁ / P₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the relative intensities.

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛt͡sɪbɛl]

decibel m inan

1. decibel (unit of sound intensity ratio)

• “decibel”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “decibel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Borrowed from English decibel. Equivalent to deci- +‎ bel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeːsiˌbɛl/

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• Hyphenation: de‧ci‧bel

decibel m (plural decibels, diminutive decibeltje n)

1. decibel

• → Papiamentu: desibèl

Either deci- +‎ bel or internationalism.

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛt͡sibɛl]

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• Hyphenation: de‧ci‧bel
• Rhymes: -ɛl

decibel (plural decibelek)

1. decibel (a common measure of sound intensity ratio, symbol: dB)

• decibel in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Unadapted borrowing from English decibel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.t͡ʃi.bel/, (traditional) /de.t͡ʃiˈbɛl/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛtʃibel, (traditional) -ɛl
• Hyphenation: dè‧ci‧bel, (traditional) de‧ci‧bèl

decibel m (invariable)

1. decibel

• Hyphenation: de‧ci‧bel

decibel m (plural decibéis)

1. decibel (a common measure of sound intensity)

Borrowed from French décibel.

decibel m (plural decibeli)

1. decibel

• IPA^(key): /deθiˈbel/ [d̪e.θiˈβ̞el] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /desiˈbel/ [d̪e.siˈβ̞el] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: de‧ci‧bel

decibel m (plural decibeles)

1. alternative form of decibelio

• “decibel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024