loudness

English

Etymology

From Middle English loudnesse, lowdenesse, equivalent to loud +‎ -ness.

Noun

loudness (countable and uncountable, plural loudnesses)

the perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons
the physical strength of the sound pressure level, measured in decibels

Translations

perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure

Czech: hlasitost f
Finnish: äänekkyys (fi)
German: Lautheit (de) f (jargon), Lautstärkepegel m (jargon), Lautstärke (de) f
Hungarian: hangosság
Ido: lauteso (io)

Latvian: skaļums m
Polish: głośność (pl) f
Russian: гро́мкость (ru) f (grómkostʹ)
Spanish: sonoridad (es) f

the physical strength of the sound pressure level

Finnish: äänenvoimakkuus (fi)
German: Schalldruckpegel m (jargon)
Hungarian: hangnyomásszint
Ido: lauteso (io)

Latvian: skaļums m
Polish: głośność (pl) f
Russian: гро́мкость (ru) f (grómkostʹ)
Spanish: volumen (es) m

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French: ^{(please verify)} volume (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} intensité (fr) f