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How to pronounce loudness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms brashness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, meretriciousness, tawdriness
Type of tastelessness
Derivation loud
Type Words
Synonyms intensity, volume
Type of sound property
Has types crescendo
Derivation loud

Examples of loudness

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The extent of damage depends on the loudness of the noise and how long it lasts.
From the dailyherald.com
The team also investigated how helmet angle and wind speed affected the loudness.
From the sciencedaily.com
Ads aren't supposed to exceed the peak loudness of the programs they interrupt.
From the online.wsj.com
However, other factors had an inconsistent influence on loudness and annoyance.
From the sciencedaily.com
Unlike the bigger iPods, there's no screen and no menu for limiting the loudness.
From the gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com
These basic characteristics can include pitch, color, loudness, and direction.
From the en.wikipedia.org
However, loudness perception is a much more complex process than A-weighting.
From the en.wikipedia.org
You'll still be shouted at a by Harvey Norman etc, just with less apparent loudness.
From the nbr.co.nz
The loudness can be explained by the bore shape, which is roughly conical, and flares.
From the newscientist.com
More examples
  • Volume: the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume"
  • Flashiness: tasteless showiness
  • Loudness is the quality of a sound that is the primary psychological correlate of physical strength (amplitude). More formally, it is defined as "that attribute of auditory sensation in terms of which sounds can be ordered on a scale extending from quiet to loud."
  • Loudness is the tenth studio album by Japanese band Loudness. It was released in 1992 only in Japan, after the band had terminated the recording contracts with US labels. ...
  • The perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons; the physical strength of the sound pressure level, measured in decibels
  • Perceived volume. Loudness can be deceiving. For example, adding distortion will make a given volume level seem louder than it actually is.
  • A subjective term for the sensation of the magnitude of sound. The subjective response to a sound level.
  • The judgment of intensity of a sound by a human being.
  • The human ranking of an auditory sensation, usually in terms ranging from soft to loud, expressed in sones (not in deciBels).