Definition of loudness Loudness

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We found 9 definitions of loudness from 6 different sources.

What does loudness mean?

Noun
loudness - tasteless showiness
		flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz
		tastelessness inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste
loudness - the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume"
		volume, intensity
		softness a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders"
		loud characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"
		soft not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"
		sound property an attribute of sound
		crescendo (music) a gradual increase in loudness

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loudness (Noun)
The perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons.
loudness (Noun)
The physical strength of the sound pressure level, measured in decibels.

loudness
The magnitude of the physiological sensation produced by a sound, which varies directly with the physical intensity of sound but also depends on frequency of sound and waveform.

Volume can mean loudness, for example, in the volume control on computers and televisions which lets you tell the unit how loud you want its sound to be.
band
Loudness is a heavy metal band from Japan. The band was founded in 1981 by singer Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi. Loudness was the first Japanese heavy metal band to be signed to a recording contract in the United States. They were ultimately dropped from their label in 1987 after an incident in which Takasaki was found attempting to molest the child of an executive at their label.