loudness

English

Etymology

From Middle English loudnesse, lowdenesse, from Old English hlūdnes, equivalent to loud +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

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Noun

loudness (countable and uncountable, plural loudnesses)

1. the perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons
2. the physical strength of the sound pressure level, measured in decibels

Derived terms

• loudness race
• loudness war

 

Translations

perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure

• Czech: hlasitost f
• Finnish: äänekkyys (fi)
• German: Lautheit (de) f (jargon), Lautstärkepegel m (jargon), Lautstärke (de) f
• Hungarian: hangosság (hu)
• Ido: lauteso (io)
• Latvian: skaļums m
• Polish: głośność (pl) f
• Russian: гро́мкость (ru) f (grómkostʹ)
• Spanish: sonoridad (es) f

the physical strength of the sound pressure level

• Finnish: äänenvoimakkuus (fi)
• French: bruyance (fr) f
• German: Schalldruckpegel m (jargon)
• Hungarian: hangnyomásszint
• Ido: lauteso (io)
• Latvian: skaļums m
• Polish: głośność (pl) f
• Russian: гро́мкость (ru) f (grómkostʹ)
• Spanish: volumen (es) m

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• French: ^{(please verify)} volume (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} intensité (fr) f