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
- graphic equalizer
- graphicness
- graphic novel
- graphics
- graphics accelerator
- graphics card
- graphics tablet
- graphite
- graphitic
- graphitise
- graphitization
- graphitize
- graphological
- graphologist
- graphology
- graph paper
- graph theory
- -graphy
- grapnel
- grappa
- Grappelli, Stephane
- grapple
- grappler
- grappling hook
- grappling iron