loudness
pronunciation
How to pronounce loudness in British English:
UK [laʊdnəs]
How to pronounce loudness in American English:
US [ˈlaʊdnɪs]
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- Noun:
- the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
- tasteless showiness
Word Origin
- loudness (n.)
- Old English hludnis "loudness, clamor;" see loud + -ness.
Example
- 1. For the 6 to 24 hours they are attached to the whale , the tags also record depth and sound ; from the loudness of the water rushing past a diving whale , researchers can calculate its speed .
- 2. From this , whittle could turn the relative number and strength of waves of different sizes into the relative loudness of high and low pitch notes .