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phon

phon [ fon ] (plural phons)


noun 
Definition:
 
measure of loudness: a unit of subjective measure of loudness level. The level in phons is equal in number to the sound intensity of a 1,000-hertz reference sound, measured in decibels, judged to be the same loudness as the measured sound.

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