sone
/səʊn
/noun
A unit of subjective loudness, equal to 40 phons.Technically, one sone equals a 1-khz tone at 40 dB SPL (Sound Pressure Level)....
- At the quieter end of the spectrum, you'll find ones rated at a much quieter 2.5 sones, and the price goes up to about $100.
Origin
1930s: from Latin sonus 'a sound'.
Rhymes
- destabilize
- destain
- de-Stalinization
- de Staël, Madame
- De Stijl
- destination
- destination charge
- destination wedding
- destine
- destined
- destiny
- destitute
- destitution
- destock
- de-stress
- destrier
- destroy
- destroyer
- destroying angel
- destruct
- destructibility
- destructible
- destruction
- destructive
- destructive distillation