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Decibels (album)
ALBUM BY RAZOR
Decibels is the eighth studio album by Canadian speed/thrash metal band Razor. This was the band's first album since 1991's Open Hostility and since their split in 1992, as well as the only album to feature drummer Rich Oosterbosch and the last with bassist Jon Armstrong.
Décibels radio
RADIO STATION
Decibels radio
Décibels radio () was a French local radio station stream in the city of Besançon (Doubs, Franche-Comté).
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.jpg?width=200 "Examples of sound levels in decibels from various sound sources and activities, taken from the \"How loud is too loud\" screen of the NIOSH Sound Level Meter app")
![A schematic showing the relationship between [[dBu]] (the [[voltage source]]) and [[dBm]] (the power dissipated as [[heat]] by the 600 Ω [[resistor]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Relationship between dBu and dBm.png?width=200 "A schematic showing the relationship between [[dBu]] (the [[voltage source]]) and [[dBm]] (the power dissipated as [[heat]] by the 600 Ω [[resistor]])")
LOGARITHMIC UNIT EXPRESSING THE RATIO OF A PHYSICAL QUANTITY
Decibel (Acoustics); Bel (acoustics); Decibel (acoustics); DBu; DBv; Decibels; Absolute dB; Relative dB; DBrnC; Decibel scale; ㏈; Decibel Scale; Bell unit; DBi; DBi1; Decibal; Decible; Dbhz; 20 log rule; DBμV; DBuV; Bel (unit); Millibel; Transmission Unit; Transmission unit; TU (transmission unit); Miles of Standard Cable; MSC (unit); MSC (unit of loss); TU (unit of loss); DB-Hz; DBd; Decibel (DBE); Logit (magnitude); Logit (unit)
(decibels)
A decibel is a unit of measurement which is used to indicate how loud a sound is.
Continuous exposure to sound above 80 decibels could be harmful.
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Pronunciation examples for decibels
1. 70 decibels is ideal.
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2. like 220 decibels, which, underwater,
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3. which produced no decibels to speak of,
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4. the average noise level in classrooms is 65 decibels.
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5. I'm talking about a little over 80 decibels --
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Examples of use of decibels
1. At 120 decibels, the ear registers pain, but hearing damage begins at about 85 decibels.
2. At 120 decibels, the ear registers pain but hearing damage begins at about 85 decibels.
3. The permitted noise "ceilings" in Moscow are 55 decibels by day and 45 by night –– 10 decibels higher than World Health Organization guidelines.
4. Car stereos with 2,000–watt subwoofer speakers can provide up to about 135 decibels, and the sound of a jumbo jet taking off is 140 decibels.
5. While damage can occur at 80 to 85 decibels _ the noise level of a moving tank _ the best protection cuts that by only 20 to 25 decibels.