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Decibel

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007419

1. (DES-uh-bull) A unit for expressing the relative intensity of sounds on a scale from zero for the average least perceptible sound to about 130 for the average level at which sound causes pain to humans.

2. A unit of sound measurement. Sound doubles in loudness for every 10 decibels.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-007419
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
AbbreviationDB
ReferencesDrinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; I-BEAM Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007419",
  "term": "Decibel",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. (DES-uh-bull) A unit for expressing the relative intensity of sounds on a scale from zero for the average least perceptible sound to about 130 for the average level at which sound causes pain to humans.\n\n2. A unit of sound measurement. Sound doubles in loudness for every 10 decibels.",
  "abbreviation": "DB",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/decibel/"
}

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