loudness
noun
loud·ness
ˈlau̇d-nəs 
: the attribute of a sound that determines the magnitude of the auditory sensation produced and that primarily depends on the amplitude of the sound wave involved
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Context: The county and city co-wrote the ordinance, which was unanimously passed by the City Council last March after years of lobbying by a passionate group of residents who oppose the machines' loudness and strong smell.
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Meira Gebel, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Since The Calm Act regulates a commercial's average loudness, some advertisers may be skirting the spirit of the law by making commercials very loud at the start (to get viewers' attention) before quieting down for the rest of the ad.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Kim measures loudness via a descriptive scale, shifting the seemingly objective audiogram from an individualizing register into a personal one.
—Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Confining the mice to a small space for thirty minutes a day over the course of a week and then assessing their responses to sound with a behavioral task, the team revealed that the mice’s perception of loudness was reduced, as seen by their tendency to treat some louder sounds as softer sounds.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
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Meira Gebel, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Since The Calm Act regulates a commercial's average loudness, some advertisers may be skirting the spirit of the law by making commercials very loud at the start (to get viewers' attention) before quieting down for the rest of the ad.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Kim measures loudness via a descriptive scale, shifting the seemingly objective audiogram from an individualizing register into a personal one.
—Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Confining the mice to a small space for thirty minutes a day over the course of a week and then assessing their responses to sound with a behavioral task, the team revealed that the mice’s perception of loudness was reduced, as seen by their tendency to treat some louder sounds as softer sounds.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Loudness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loudness. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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