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DECIBEL REFERRED ONE MILLIWATT [1 record]

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Record 1 1987-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Measurements of Electricity
  • Telephone Metering
CONT

Decibel(s) referred to one milliwatt. It is used in communications as a measure of absolute power values. Zero dBm equals one milliwatt.

OBS

We also find these specific equivalents: "decibels above 1 milliwatt" and "decibels below 1 milliwatt" in the Modern Dictionary of Electronics (GRAEL), 1977, p.178.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Mesures de grandeurs électriques
  • Téléphonométrie
DEF

Niveau absolu de puissance par rapport à un milliwatt, exprimé en décibel(s).

Spanish

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