Advertisement
Advertisement
loudness
[ loud-nis ]
noun
- exceptional volume or intensity of sound; the fact or quality of being strongly audible:
From the hallway they could hear his voice enter the conversation, with an abrupt loudness that made them exchange glances.
- the fact or characteristic of making, emitting, or uttering a strongly audible sound:
Pressing a harpsichord key harder or softer had no effect on the instrument's loudness.
- clamorous, vociferous, or blatant character; noisiness:
This student movement against school uniforms has taken on a tendency toward obnoxious loudness.
- emphatic or insistent quality:
The loudness of protests by some members of the G7 resulted in the clause being dropped from the convention.
- garish, conspicuous, or ostentatious quality, as of colors, dress, or the person wearing them:
A certain loudness in the colors and cut of his clothing was tempered by natural taste.
- obtrusive or vulgar character, as of a person or their behavior:
Their flushed faces and general loudness of manner were proof that they had been drinking.
Other yÐÄvlog Forms
- ŽÇ·±¹±ð°ù·±ôŽÇ³Ü»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
Example Sentences
Mitchellâs John contends with that loudness and insistent inhumanity without having previous exposure to it online or on his mobile phone, which is the same Nokia Lucy gifted him 20 years ago.
It has been well documented that a song's volume, or loudness, over time -- what's known as "amplitude modulation" -- is relatively steady at 1-2 Hz.
The sounds were kept at a moderate volume of 65 decibelsâabout the same loudness as a conversation in a bar or city trafficâand they couldnât be heard by the parent birds.
âSaviorsâ revisits the production approach of the so-called âloudness warâ of the 1990s and 2000s, when it seemed studios sought to make, as Meat Loaf sang, âeverything louder than everything else.â
This involved manipulating the patterns of loudness, or amplitude, change across time.
Advertisement
Related yÐÄvlogs
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse