Sound units Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Sunday, December 7, 2003 · 19-Down
Appeared in 7 New York Times Crosswords between June 1999 and August 2014.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · December 7, 2003 · 19-Down · 5 letters
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a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold
noun
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