psophometer

noun

pso·​phom·​e·​ter

sōˈfämətə(r)

: a device for measuring the volume of noise

psophometric

¦säfə¦me‧trik

¦sōf-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Greek psophos noise + English -meter

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