We perceive the amplitude of a sound wave as loudness.
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Loudness
Synonyms for "loudness" (77 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (23)
Related words (38)
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8 entriesTranslations
29 translations across 11 languages.
Czech
1 entries- hlasitost noun (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure)
Finnish
2 entries- äänekkyys noun (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure)
- äänenvoimakkuus noun (the physical strength of the sound pressure level)
French
1 entries- bruyance noun (the physical strength of the sound pressure level)
German
4 entries- Lautheit noun (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure)
- Lautstärke noun (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure)
- Lautstärkepegel noun (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure)
- Schalldruckpegel noun (the physical strength of the sound pressure level)
Hungarian
2 entries- hangnyomásszint noun (the physical strength of the sound pressure level)
- hangosság noun (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure)
Ido
2 entries- lauteso noun (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure)
- lauteso noun (the physical strength of the sound pressure level)
Japanese
2 entries- 喧騒 noun (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure)
- 音量 noun (the physical strength of the sound pressure level)
Latvian
2 entries- skaļums noun (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure)
- skaļums noun (the physical strength of the sound pressure level)
Polish
2 entries- głośność noun (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure)
- głośność noun (the physical strength of the sound pressure level)
Russian
2 entries- гро́мкость noun (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure)
- гро́мкость noun (the physical strength of the sound pressure level)
Spanish
4 entries- estrepitez noun (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure)
- estrepitez noun (the physical strength of the sound pressure level)
- intensidad acústica noun (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure)
- intensidad acústica noun (the physical strength of the sound pressure level)
Sample sentences
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Sammy de Grave of Oxford University’s Museum of Natural History, who named the shrimp, combined the loudness, the pink color and his love for Pink Floyd to come up with the name.
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