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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
decibel /ˈdɛsɪbɛl/ (abbrev.: dB)

▶noun a unit of measurement expressing the intensity of a sound or the power of an electrical signal, equal to one tenth of a bel.

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