loudness
loudness · loudnesses
голосність
громкость
Lautheit, Lautstärkepegel, Lautstärke, Schalldruckpegel
Strength of sound: how loud it isStrength of sound: how loud it is.: The perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons.
» We perceive the amplitude of a sound wave as loudness.
Meaning
2 sensesStrength of sound: how loud it is.
(countable, uncountable)The perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons.
Lautheit, Lautstärkepegel, Lautstärke
гро́мкостьgrómkostʹ
го́лосністьhólosnistʹ
(countable, uncountable)The physical strength of the sound pressure level, measured in decibels.
Schalldruckpegel
гро́мкостьgrómkostʹ
More definitions
- the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
- tasteless showiness
Examples
1 sentencesWe perceive the amplitude of a sound wave as loudness.
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure:
Русский
By meaning 1
perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure:
the physical strength of the sound pressure level:
Origin
From Middle English loudnesse, lowdenesse, from Old English hlūdnes, equivalent to loud +From Middle English loudnesse, lowdenesse, from Old English hlūdnes, equivalent to loud + -ness.
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Forms
plural: loudnesses| Singular | loudness |
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Synonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction):volumeintensity
- tasteless showiness:flashinessgarishnessgaudinessbrashnessmeretriciousnesstawdrinessglitz
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelatedloud
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable