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
- fried
- Friedan, Betty
- Friedman, Milton
- Friedrich, Caspar David
- friend
- friendess
- friend-foe
- reserve judgement
- reserveless
- reserve price
- reserver
- reserve ticket
- reservist
- reservoir
- reservoired
- reservoir engineer
- reservoir engineering
- reservoir pen
- reservoir rock
- reservor
- reset
- resettability
- resettable
- resettle
- resettlement