A decibel is a measurement of the ratio between two quantities, and is used as a comparator in many branches of physics. In acoustics, decibels (or dB, for short) are used to indicate the loudness of a single sound in comparison to a fixed reference sound. This reference is the quietest sound audible to the healthy human ear ...
flute band (flutes and drums) and the Russian ‘horn band’, popular in the late- eighteenth century and comprising of hunting horns which could each only play one note. Instruments | Decibels ...
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