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Meanings of decibel in English
Logarithmic unit expressing the ratio of a physical quantity.
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Examples for "db"
Examples for "db"
1
They called for a night noise limit of 30db for wind farms.
2
And the city council's noise control unit says any increase above 5db constitutes noise pollution.
3
DB: As long as I can remember, to tell you the truth.
4
DB: Well, I tell you what: my father prepared me for that.
5
DB: All I can say is keep your hand in God's hand.
Usage of decibel in English
1
Puel probably did not think the decibel levels could rise any more.
2
Family after family arrives, each claiming a decrepit ancestor amid high-decibel greetings.
3
The first day of this year's tournament was a heavy-hitting, 100-decibel-shrieking opening.
4
But he looked pointedly at her, and his voice rose a decibel.
5
The train plunged on, quieter by the tiniest fraction of a decibel.
6
Souter Lighthouse and its 120 decibel foghorn from the North Sea.
7
Expect the decibel levels to rise over the next few months.
8
The decibel level was so high, we were required to wear sound-blocking headphones.
9
Air- and bone conduction thresholds were measured in decibel hearing level.
10
The voluble propaganda of the right had to be matched decibel for decibel.
11
The instant I closed the door, the game resumed at full decibel level.
12
The production was violating a 60-decibel noise limit by eight decibels.
13
An already-loud sellout crowd hit unparalleled decibel levels, even by Bridgestone Arena standards.
14
His voice had jumped a decibel and at least one notch of anxiety.
15
Warlow's thousand-decibel laugh blasted out, silencing the bar for an instant.
16
The Observer's Jon Henderson reckons the answer is a device that measures decibel level.
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