decibel
See also: décibel
English
Etymology
deci- + bel
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɛsɪbɛl/, /ˈdɛsɪbəl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
decibel (plural decibels)
- 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.
Translations
a common measure of sound intensity
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Czech
Noun
decibel m
- decibel (unit of sound intensity ratio)
Further reading
- decibel in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- decibel in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English decibel. Equivalent to deci- + bel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeːsiˌbɛl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: de‧ci‧bel
Noun
decibel m (plural decibels, diminutive decibeltje n)
- decibel
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: desibèl
Hungarian
Etymology
deci- + bel
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɛt͡sibɛl]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: de‧ci‧bel
- Rhymes: -ɛl
Noun
decibel (plural decibelek)
- decibel
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | decibel | decibelek |
accusative | decibelt | decibeleket |
dative | decibelnek | decibeleknek |
instrumental | decibellel | decibelekkel |
causal-final | decibelért | decibelekért |
translative | decibellé | decibelekké |
terminative | decibelig | decibelekig |
essive-formal | decibelként | decibelekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | decibelben | decibelekben |
superessive | decibelen | decibeleken |
adessive | decibelnél | decibeleknél |
illative | decibelbe | decibelekbe |
sublative | decibelre | decibelekre |
allative | decibelhez | decibelekhez |
elative | decibelből | decibelekből |
delative | decibelről | decibelekről |
ablative | decibeltől | decibelektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular | decibelé | decibeleké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | decibeléi | decibelekéi |
Possessive forms of decibel | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | decibelem | decibeljeim |
2nd person sing. | decibeled | decibeljeid |
3rd person sing. | decibelje | decibeljei |
1st person plural | decibelünk | decibeljeink |
2nd person plural | decibeletek | decibeljeitek |
3rd person plural | decibeljük | decibeljeik |
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English decibel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.t͡ʃi.bel/, (traditional) /de.t͡ʃiˈbɛl/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛtʃibel, (traditional) -ɛl
- Hyphenation: dè‧ci‧bel, (traditional) de‧ci‧bèl
Noun
decibel m (invariable)
- decibel
References
- decibel in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese
Noun
decibel m (plural decibéis)
- decibel (a common measure of sound intensity)
Romanian
Etymology
From French décibel.
Noun
decibel m (plural decibeli)
- decibel
Declension
Declension of decibel
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) decibel | decibelul | (niște) decibeli | decibelii |
genitive/dative | (unui) decibel | decibelului | (unor) decibeli | decibelilor |
vocative | decibelule | decibelilor |
Spanish
Noun
decibel m (plural decibeles)
- Alternative form of decibelio
Further reading
- “decibel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014