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单词 phon
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Definition of phon in English:

phon

noun fɒnfɑn
  • A unit of the perceived loudness of sounds.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The use of the phon as a unit of loudness is an improvement over just quoting the level in decibels.
    • Coincidentally, one phon is approximately the smallest detectable difference in loudness.

Origin

1930s: from Greek phōnē 'sound'.

Rhymes

aide-de-camp, aides-de-camp, anon, Asunción, au courant, begone, Bonn, bon vivant, Caen, Canton, Carcassonne, Ceylon, chaconne, chateaubriand, ci-devant, Colón, colon, Concepción, con (US conn), cretonne, don, Duchamp, Evonne, foregone, fromage blanc, Gabon, Garonne, gone, guenon, hereupon, Inchon, Jean, john, Jon, Le Mans, León, Luzon, Mont Blanc, Narbonne, odds-on, on, outgone, outshone, Perón, piñon, Pinot Blanc, plafond, Ramón, Saigon, Saint-Saëns, Sand, Schwann, scone, shone, side-on, sine qua non, Sorbonne, spot-on, swan, thereon, thereupon, ton, Toulon, undergone, upon, Villon, wan, whereon, whereupon, won, wonton, yon, Yvonne
 
 

Definition of phon in US English:

phon

nounfɑnfän
  • A unit of the perceived loudness of sounds.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Coincidentally, one phon is approximately the smallest detectable difference in loudness.
    • The use of the phon as a unit of loudness is an improvement over just quoting the level in decibels.

Origin

1930s: from Greek phōnē ‘sound’.

 
 
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