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phons

phons is the plural of phon.

Meaning of phon

Noun

phon (plural phons)

  1. (acoustics) A unit of apparent loudness, equal in number to the intensity in decibels of a 1,000-hertz tone judged to be as loud as the sound being measured.

Questions about phons

What is phons the plural of?
Phons is the plural of phon.

Words near phons in the dictionary

  1. phonovibrogram
  2. phonovibrograms
  3. phonovibrographic
  4. phonovibrography
  5. phonovision
  6. phons
  7. phony
  8. phony as a three-dollar bill
  9. phony disease
  10. phony peach disease
  11. Phony Stark

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