desibel

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Affixed desi- +‎ bel, from Dutch decibel, from English decibel.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dèsibêl (first-person possessive desibelku, second-person possessive desibelmu, third-person possessive desibelnya)

  1. (acoustics, linguistics) decibel: A common measure of sound intensity ratio 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 powers of the sound.

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French décibel.

Noun[edit]

desibel (definite accusative desibeli, plural desibeller)

  1. decibel