Polyglot Dictionary

decibel

/desiˈbɛw/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
decibéis

Meaning

  1. decibel

    • O som tem cem decibéis.

      The sound is a hundred decibels.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

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French

décibel

décibel is the French word for the same thing — both mean "decibel."

Practice

1 What does decibel mean?

2 Fill the gap: O som tem cem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches decibel?

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