SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sound pressure level mean? 

• SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL (noun)
  The noun SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL has 1 sense:

1. the physical intensity of sound

  Familiarity information: SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The physical intensity of sound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

acoustic power; sound pressure level

Hypernyms ("sound pressure level" is a kind of...):

intensity; intensity level; strength (the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation))