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Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity

Synonyms:

dB; decibel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("dB" is a kind of...):

sound unit (any acoustic unit of measurement)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A transuranic element

Synonyms:

atomic number 105; Db; dubnium; element 105; hahnium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Db" is a kind of...):

chemical element; element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)

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