Decibels

Definition of Decibels

Decibels are a unit used to measure the intensity of sound.

How should Decibels divide into syllables

The word 'decibels' has three syllables. The first syllable 'de' has a short 'e' sound and is followed by the long 'i' sound in the second syllable 'ci'. The last syllable 'bels' has a short 'e' sound.

Part of Speech - Decibels

The sound of the concert was measured in decibels.

Sentences with Decibels

• The decibels from the fireworks were so loud that my ears were ringing.
• The teacher used a decibel meter to measure the sound of the students' voices.
• The sound of the plane taking off was measured in decibels.
• The concert was so loud that it reached over 100 decibels.
• The construction workers had to wear ear protection because the decibels from the jackhammer were so high.
• The decibels of the thunderstorm were frightening.
• The sound of the alarm clock measured 70 decibels.
• The decibels from the car stereo were so high that it shook the windows.
• The decibels from the crowd cheering at the football game were deafening.
• The decibels from the fire alarm were piercing.

Quotes with Decibels

• Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence. - Robert Fripp
• Without music, life would be a mistake. - Friedrich Nietzsche
• Music is the universal language of mankind. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music. - Sergei Rachmaninoff
• Music can change the world because it can change people. - Bono
• Music is the soundtrack of your life. - Dick Clark
• Music is the strongest form of magic. - Marilyn Manson
• Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart. - Pablo Casals
• Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memories. - Oscar Wilde
• Music is the poetry of the air. - Jean Paul Richter
• Music is the shorthand of emotion. - Leo Tolstoy
• Music is the medicine of the mind. - John A. Logan
• Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God. - Martin Luther
• My music is the spiritual expression of what I am. - Ravi Shankar
• Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence. - Robert Fripp
• Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart. - Pablo Casals
• Music is the poetry of the air. - Jean Paul Richter
• Music is the shorthand of emotion. - Leo Tolstoy
• Music is the medicine of the mind. - John A. Logan

Number of characters in Decibels

8 ( d, e, c, i, b, e, l, s )

Unique letters in Decibels

7 ( d, e, c, i, b, l, s )

Decibels Backwards

slebiced

Phonetic Transcription of Decibels

IPA (International): ˈdesʌbʌlz

ARA (American): ˈdɛsʌbʌlz

EPA (English): ˈdesʌbʌlz

DEH-SAH-BAH-LZ