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loudness [′lau̇d·nəs] (acoustics) The magnitude of the physiological sensation produced by a sound, which varies directly with the physical intensity of sound but also depends on frequency of sound and waveform. Loudness boiler factory proverbial source of noise and confusion. [Am. Culture: Misc.] boom of plane heard exceeding speed of about 750 m.p.h. or Mach 1. [Aviation: Misc.] supersonic jet of British-French design. [Eur. Hist.: EB, III: 66] Jericho walls razed by clamorous blasts from his troops’ trumpets. [O.T.: Joshua 6] volcanic explosion on this Indonesian island heard 3000 miles away (1883). [Asian Hist.: NCE, 1500]
Roland’s horn, whose blast kills birds and is heard by Charlemagne, eight miles away. [Fr. Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 772] shock wave from plane breaking the speed of sound. [Aviation: Misc.] Greek herald with voice of 50 men. [Gk. Myth.: Espy, 39] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| To judge from the conduct of the opposite parties, we shall be led to conclude that they will mutually hope to evince the justness of their opinions, and to increase the number of their converts by the loudness of their declamations and the bitterness of their invectives. Levin had lifted his gun, but at the very instant when he was taking aim, the sound of splashing grew louder, came closer, and was joined with the sound of Veslovsky's voice, shouting something with strange loudness. It advanced from behind the mountains of Jura, and the thunder burst at once with frightful loudness from various quarters of the heavens. |
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