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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dB mean? 

DB (noun)
  The noun DB has 2 senses:

1. a transuranic element
2. a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity

  Familiarity information: DB used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DB (noun)


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Meaning:

A transuranic element

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 105; Db; dubnium; element 105; hahnium

Hypernyms ("Db" is a kind of...):

chemical element; element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)


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Meaning:

A logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

decibel; dB

Hypernyms ("dB" is a kind of...):

sound unit (any acoustic unit of measurement)


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