sone

American  

[sohn] / soʊn /

noun

1. a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1,000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.

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sone British  

/ səʊn /

noun

1. a subjective unit of loudness equal to that experienced by a normal person hearing a 1 kHz tone at 40 dB

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Etymology

Origin of sone

First recorded in 1945–50; from Latin sonus; see sound ¹

Example Sentences

She’s clearly got sone juice left in the tank.

From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2018

For example, users were taking screen shots of their phone while listening to a sone they liked and post that to Path.

From Forbes • Nov. 30, 2011

It'll be sone criac when Rory brings the trophy back to!!

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2011

Two got better quickly after injections of corti sone, the third after ACTH.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is the lyone, god, and goddis sone, Ihesu criſt, wich ay in hewyne ſal wonne.

From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)