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Phon

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The unit of loudness level of sound, numerically equal to the sound pressure level in decibels, relative to 0.0002 mircobar, of a simple 1000 cycle per second tone judged by listeners to be equivalent in loudness. Compare sone. </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use