Phon vs. Bel

Phon vs. Bel — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Phon and Bel

Phonnoun

(acoustics) A unit of apparent loudness, equal in number to the intensity in decibels of a 1,000-hertz tone judged to be as loud as the sound being measured.

Belnoun

A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively.

Phonnoun

a unit of subjective loudness

Belnoun

a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels

Belnoun

Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil

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