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Meaning of "sone" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SONE

From Latin sonus a sound.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SONE

səʊn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sone

The sone is a unit of how loud a sound is perceived. The sone scale is linear. Doubling the perceived loudness doubles the sone value. Proposed by Stanley Smith Stevens in 1936, it is a non-SI unit. In acoustics, loudness is the subjective perception of sound pressure. The study of apparent loudness is included in the topic of psychoacoustics and employs methods of psychophysics.

Definition of sone in the English dictionary

The definition of sone in the dictionary is a subjective unit of loudness equal to that experienced by a normal person hearing a 1 kHz tone at 40 dB.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SONE

alone · bone · clone · grown · hormone · iPhone · Joan · known · loan · lone · Mon · own · phone · shown · smartphone · stone · telephone · tone · unknown · zone

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SONE

sonar · sonarman · sonata · sonata form · sonatina · sonce · sondage · sonde · sondeli · sonder · Sondheim · soneri · song · song and dance · Song Coi · song cycle · song form · song hit

WORDS THAT END LIKE SONE

a good one · A-one · anyone · at one · be made one · cell phone · done · everyone · gone · have it in one · in one · leone · let alone · no one · no-one · none · one · someone · the old one · the one

Synonyms and antonyms of sone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sone» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SONE

Find out the translation of sone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sone» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sone
570 millions of speakers
en

English

sone
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सोन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سون
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Соне
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

sone
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

Sone
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

sone
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sone
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

sone
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ソーン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

소네
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Sone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sone
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஸோனே
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Sone
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sone
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sone
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Sone
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Соні
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Sone
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sone
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sone

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SONE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of sone
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sone

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SONE»

Discover the use of sone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nisei Daughter
"Originally published as an Atlantic Monthly Press Book by Little, Brown and Company"--Title page verso.
Monica Sone, 2014
2
Kinetic Theory and Fluid Dynamics
Provides a comprehensive description of the connections between kinetic theory and fluid dynamics.
Yoshio Sone, 2002
3
Essentials of Audiology
3.9 An idealized representation of the sone scale of loudness. Notice that a doubling or halving of loudness in sones corresponds to a 1 0 dB (or 10 phon) increase or decrease in level (dotted lines). (More precisely, the function actually curves ...
Stanley A. Gelfand, 2011
4
Middle English dictionary
19866: Als sone for to de[li]uer his brober Ouber on a waies ober on ober. 8c. In adv. constructions: (a) al ~, q.v.; ani ~ [see ani-wei(s adv.]; cros ~, q.v.; no-kin ( none-kin) ~, by any means, at all; no ~, q.v.; other ~, q.v.; som ~ [see som-wai adv. ] ...
Hans Kurath, Robert E. Lewis, Sherman McAllister Kuhn, 1999
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Current Population Reports: Population characteristics
ANO NO OTNERS SONE 18 TO 24, SONE 12 TO 17 SONE I8 TO 24, SONE 6 To 11 SONE 18 TO 24, SONE 3 To 5 SONE I8 TO 24, SONE UNOER 3 SONE 18 TO 24, SONE 12 TO 17, SONE 6 TO 11 SONE 18 TO 24, SONE 12 TO 17, SONE 3 ...
‎1984
6
The holy bible containing the old and new testaments with ...
the sone h. k vnto h. v the sone 1. w Om. is. * the sone 1. y ful stronge 1. 1 And is. a the dekenesse s. b the sone is. « the sone 1. d And is. e the sone 1. • upon 1. S whilis or tymes 1. k And is. i And is. k thei weren is. 1 discryued or presented is.
Josiah Forshall, Frederic Madden, Johannes Wickliffe, 1850
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Highlights in Solute-Solvent Interactions
Wiley, New York [29] Yamaki S, Fukuda Y, Sone K (1982) Chem Letters 269 [30] Fukuda Y, Miyamae H, Yamagata K, Sone K (1984) Chem Letters 1309 [31] Sone K, Fukuda Y (1987) Inorganic Thermochromism, Inorganic Chemistry Concepts ...
Wolfgang Linert, 2002
8
Respiration in Archaea and Bacteria: Diversity of ...
351: 385-388 Sakamoto J, Matsumoto A, Oobuchi K and Sone N (1996) Cytochrome M-type quinol oxidase in a mutant of Bacillus stearothermophilus deficient in caa3-type cytochrome c oxidase. FEMS Microbiol Lett 143: 151-158 Sakamoto J ...
Davide Zannoni, 2004
9
Handbook of Acoustics
LOUDNESS FUNCTIONS AND EOUAL-LOUDNESS CONTOURS 1183 TABLE 1 Sone Values for a Binaural 1-kHz Tone and for a Binaural White Noise Listed as a Function of Sound Pressure Level Note: A value of 1 sone is assigned to the ...
Malcolm J. Crocker, 1998
10
Medieval French Literature and the Crusades (1100-1300)
beginning of the introduction, and it is worth quoting it, as well as the « corresponding » passage in the Perlesvaus, in full: Sone de Nansay: En 1'ounour du vrai Jesu Crist et de la sainte vierge qui le porta et des sains et des saintes et a ...
D. A. Trotter, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sone is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sone Aluko: Hull City won't fear Premier League big guns in run-in
SONE Aluko insists Hull City will fear no opponent during a formidable run-in that will ultimately decide their Premier League fate. City's quest for survival has ... «Hull Daily Mail, Apr 15»
2
Sone Aluko: Hull have paid price for being cocky after last season's …
SONE ALUKO believes Hull have been dragged into relegation trouble as they were too cocky at the start of the season. By James McMath / Published 31st ... «Daily Star, Jan 15»
3
Hull City: Gaston Ramirez and Sone Aluko could be fit to face West …
Hull City could have Gaston Ramirez and Sone Aluko back for this weekend's clash at West Ham, with both players having 'an outside chance' of being fit. «Hull Daily Mail, Jan 15»
4
Peter Swan: Sone Aluko should be first name on Hull City team-sheet
IF THERE is one name that deserves to be on the Hull City team-sheet for tomorrow's visit of West Brom, it's Sone Aluko, writes Peter Swan. Rescuing a massive ... «Hull Daily Mail, Dec 14»
5
Everton 1-1 Hull: Sone Aluko comes on to equalise Romelu …
They squandered another lead, this time Sone Aluko profiting from lax defending to secure a 1-1 draw. Martinez has been eager to embrace Everton's European ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
6
140-Million-Year-Old Dino Tooth Found in Malaysia
While still unsure of the exact species of dinosaur, lead researcher Masatoshi Sone from the University of Malaya said the discovery means "it is plausible that ... «Discovery News, Nov 14»
7
Sone Aluko saves Hull's blushes against AS Trencin as Steve …
After a 110-year wait, Hull City's European adventure very nearly lasted just seven days until Sone Aluko intervened to prolong their stay. But on the evidence of ... «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
8
Sone Aluko and Yannick Sagbo lead Hull to victory at York as Tigers …
Hull continued their steady start to pre-season with a 2-0 win at York thanks to second-half goals from Sone Aluko and Yannick Sagbo. Aluko lashed home a low ... «Daily Mail, Jul 14»
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Hull manager Steve Bruce wants £7m for want-away striker Sone
Hull manager Steve Bruce wants £7m for want-away striker Sone Aluko. STEVE BRUCE has slapped a £7m price tag on unsettled Hull hit-man Sone Aluko. «Daily Star, Apr 14»
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Premier League: Shane Long and Sone Aluko both injury concerns …
Hull City are sweating on the fitness of key strikers Shane Long and Sone Aluko for the Premier League run-in. Last Updated: 26/04/14 2:11pm. Shane Long: ... «SkySports, Apr 14»
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