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whats a bloody sone?
these are really quiet apparantly so in relation to dB whats a bloody sone? anyone i will thank you :-) Christo wrote:
> been looking at some coolers, noise levels are 1.0 sone and 0.4 sone http://www.bartleby.com/61/6/S0560600.html> > these are really quiet apparantly > > so in relation to dB whats a bloody sone? > > anyone > > i will thank you :-) > > The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. sone PRONUNCIATION: sn NOUN: A subjective unit of loudness, as perceived by a person with normal hearing, equal to the loudness of a pure tone having a frequency of 1,000 hertz at 40 decibels. ETYMOLOGY: Latin sonus, a sound. See swen- in Appendix I.
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"Dee" <d**@home.net> wrote in message Thanks :)news:odsQd.423$1P.391@fe61.usenetserver.com... > Christo wrote: > >> been looking at some coolers, noise levels are 1.0 sone and 0.4 sone >> >> these are really quiet apparantly >> >> so in relation to dB whats a bloody sone? >> >> anyone >> >> i will thank you :-) > http://www.bartleby.com/61/6/S0560600.html > > The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. > 2000. > > sone > > PRONUNCIATION: sn > NOUN: A subjective unit of loudness, as perceived by a person with normal > hearing, equal to the loudness of a pure tone having a frequency of 1,000 > hertz at 40 decibels. > ETYMOLOGY: Latin sonus, a sound. See swen- in Appendix I. > Dee wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > Christo wrote: Who says the Internet is not educational??? I learned a NEW word!!!> >> been looking at some coolers, noise levels are 1.0 sone and 0.4 sone >> >> these are really quiet apparantly >> >> so in relation to dB whats a bloody sone? >> >> anyone >> >> i will thank you :-) >> > http://www.bartleby.com/61/6/S0560600.html > > The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth > Edition. 2000. > > sone > > PRONUNCIATION: sn > NOUN: A subjective unit of loudness, as perceived by a person with > normal hearing, equal to the loudness of a pure tone having a frequency > of 1,000 hertz at 40 decibels. > ETYMOLOGY: Latin sonus, a sound. See swen- in Appendix I. > > whats a bloody sone? same as a regular sone with blood on it?somebody had to say it |
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