sone

sone

noun \ˈsōn\

Definition of SONE

: a subjective unit of loudness for an average listener equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz sound that has an intensity 40 decibels above the listener's own threshold of hearing

Origin of SONE

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin sonus sound — more at sound

First Known Use: 1948

Rhymes with SONE

blown, bone, clone, cone, crone, drone, flown, groan, grown, hone, known, loan, lone, moan, Mon, none, own, phone, pone, prone, Rhône, roan, Saône, scone, stone, throne, tone, zone