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Peon vs Phon - What's the difference?

peon | phon |

As nouns the difference between peon and phon

is that peon is (label) (chess piece) while phon is (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.

peon

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A lowly person, a peasant or serf, a labourer who is obliged to do menial work

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    phon

    English

    Noun

    (phons)
  • (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.