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decibel is a unit used to measure the volume or intensity of sound. It tells us how loud or soft a sound is. It is named after Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.
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Although the speakers are located appropriately at the bottom, the audio output isn't up to the mark when we talk of
decibel levels.
Then the researchers examined the acoustic data, measured in
decibels of energy, alongside the measured environmental variables.
He skillfully balanced himself to avoid triggering the floor's pressure sensors, but still worried about the rising temperature and falling drops of sweat from his brow (caught with his gloved hand), and an increase
in decibel levels, as he was raised back up into the vent when the CIA analyst reentered the vault.
The study analyzed the medical records of 52 children diagnosed with EVA from the UH Rainbow Department of Otolaryngology, selecting records with both a computerized tomography (CT) scan for diagnosis and a median of five sets of audiogram test data to measure speech reception threshold, or the minimum intensity of
decibels at which a patient can recognize half of spoken words, and the percent of words the patient recognized.
Speakers are aptly placed in the bottom of the phone, but the output level is low, and you can not compare this with most of the flagships, which don't fail in producing
higher decibel levels and that too without a distortion.
The crowd «scheers, a few
decibels louder with each announced Yankee, roll over the lip ofthe stands.
Also known as «Roaracle,» the Warriors home crowd has frequently been compared to a jet engine
with decibel levels in the 100 to 120 range.
It cites health issues and studies that «have shown that aviation noise can be harmful to human health and wildlife and that helicopter noise can cause disturbance at
lower decibel levels than fixed - wing aircraft.»
Life with two little kids is loud enough without buying more
decibels for the living room.
Burbling at idle or at low revs it sounds like the archetypal American V8, only a
few decibels louder.
There's also a new Sport Mode for automatic - transmission models, and the car is 3
decibels quieter at 25 mph thanks to more insulation and redesigned weather - stripping.
Also, the engine doesn't pull as much in fourth and fifth gears as in first through third and the engine isn't very loud:
more decibels means more thrills.
There are also four presets that mix and match sound frequencies and
decibel scales to help produce high - quality audio.
Despite dual GPUs and a slew of fans on the front, back, and top of the case, the AVADirect cuts a relatively stealthy 38
decibels while idling.
The Lenovo tablet netted a 72 -
decibel rating on the LAPTOP Audio Test, which consists of measuring a tone at full volume from 13 inches away.
Decibel records are consistently breaking at CenturyLink Field, which should make this one of the most memorable Super Bowl parades in recent memory.
It's quiet, too, the custom water cooling loop chugging away with minimal audio output and the entire machine sitting under forty
decibel when idling.
Written by Beaufoy and directed by Boyle, the first installment will be produced by FX Productions, Cloud Eight Films,
Decibel Films and Snicket Films Limited.
The Town Board said it would be difficult to set
decibel limits that would work for the entire town, which includes dense areas like Barclay Heights and very rural areas.
The addition of a titanium exhaust from Akrapovic has no doubt freed both power and
decibels from the 2.0 litre turbo.
The broader aim, says Clark, is to shift the research and mitigation paradigm from
using decibel level to using acoustic habitat as a measure of the impact of noise on marine mammals.
That's noticeable in a quiet room, but it's over five
decibels less than the Origin Millennium's load result.
A Danish study found a 27 percent increase in stroke risk for every 10 -
decibel increase in street noise for those over 65.
Each speaker has its own amp, allowing the Phone to be pushed to higher
decibels without distortion.
These sound waves can travel for hundreds of miles under water, and can retain an intensity of 140
decibels as far as 300 miles from their source.
Like decibel - breaking guitar licks, impingement produces a feedback loop when the turbulence hits a flat surface and accelerates outward.
Of course, a machine with the lowest possible
decibel output is preferable, but remember that the materials that make up your kitchen can also be a factor.
The fan is barely audible at idle, and hovers between 41 and 42
decibels during processor - centric tasks.
The Pro's loudness ranks higher than the 80 -
decibel tablet category average.
Cabin noise is acceptable on smooth roads, raising a few
decibels over coarse surfaces, which is not unusual for small vehicles.
The isolation of a foreign country makes those words ring several
decibels above the tolerable limit.
A more incendiary coach — Wannstedt's predecessor Mike Ditka, for example — would've given Cox a few
dozen decibels worth of grief, as many Bears players did on the sideline.
The researchers found that three of the 65 sounds emitted by these 14 sound machines, when turned all the way up and placed within a foot of infants» ears, would bombard infants with a noise level exceeding 85
A-weighted decibels, a safety limit set by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for workers exposed for eight - hour stretches.
A 15 - minute walk away in the Frieze Masters tent,
where decibel levels were lower and prices higher, Christophe Van de Weghe, a New York dealer, stood in front of a $ 6.9 million painting by Roy Lichtenstein depicting Donald Duck with dollar - signs in his eyes.
Thankfully, you can also control the volume, because you almost certainly don't want to hear the morning news read back to you at the
same decibel level as last night's dance party.
These upgrades vary from reprogramming the ECU and raising the rev limit from 8,500 to 8,900 rpm (good for 773 hp and 518 lb - ft) to a stiffer suspension, dropping the ride by 1.5 inches (no worries, a lift system helps tackle a speed hump or a ramp in a parking garage), and a new quad - pipe, stainless steel, competition - derived exhaust that cuts 20 pounds and frees up a few horses and
decibels thanks to the active sound - flap function.
Despite making due without much in the way of
decibel reduction, the cabin's noise level is more group chat than it is frat house fiesta.