Phon — meaning in English
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English meaning
- phone noun A device used to talk to someone over a distance, especially a mobile device that also runs apps.
Senses
Phon is used for these senses in English:
- phon (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.
- phone (phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
phone — full definition
- noun A device used to talk to someone over a distance, especially a mobile device that also runs apps.
- verb To call someone using a telephone.
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