noun
a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
• Syn:
↑capacity unit, ↑capacity measure, ↑cubage unit, ↑cubic measure, ↑cubic content unit, ↑displacement unit, ↑cubature unit
• Hypernyms: ↑unit of measurement, ↑unit
• Hyponyms:
↑cubic inch, ↑cu in, ↑cubic foot, ↑cu ft, ↑cord, ↑liquid unit, ↑liquid measure, ↑dry unit, ↑dry measure, ↑metric capacity unit, ↑cran, ↑field capacity, ↑homer, ↑kor, ↑hin, ↑fathom, ↑fthm, ↑acre-foot, ↑acre inch, ↑board foot, ↑standard, ↑cubic yard, ↑yard, ↑last
• Part Holonyms: ↑volume
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noun : a unit equal to a decibel for specifying the power level of a signal in audio equipment above a value of 1 milliwatt in a 500 ohm circuit
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a logarithmic unit used to measure the magnitude of a sound wave.
[1935-40]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.