Loudness
noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Strength of sound: how loud it is.; The perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons. countable, uncountable
- 2 tasteless showiness wordnet
- 3 Strength of sound: how loud it is.; The physical strength of the sound pressure level, measured in decibels. countable, uncountable
- 4 the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) wordnet
Example
More examples"We perceive the amplitude of a sound wave as loudness."
Etymology
From Middle English loudnesse, lowdenesse, from Old English hlūdnes, equivalent to loud + -ness.