Lautstärke
dieNounvolume (sound level)
English translations
- 01
volume
- 02
loudness
Word details
- German meaning
- Lautstärke bezeichnet den Grad der Schallintensität, wie laut etwas ist.
- English meaning
- volume
- Synonym
- Dezibel
- German example
- Bitte reduziere die Lautstärke des Radios.
- English example
- Please reduce the volume of the radio.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Lautstärke
- Plural Form
- die Lautstärken
Related words
- Lautstärkeregler
Volume control
- Lautstärkeanzeige
Volume indicator
- Dezibel
Decibel is a unit of measurement for the loudness of sound.
- Vollvokal
Full vowel
- Steuerelement
Control element
- Sonoritätshierarchie
sonority hierarchy
- parasprachlich
paralinguistic
- schmettern
to slam, to smash
- Uhrzeigersinn
Clockwise
- aufdrehen
To turn up
- Amplitude
Amplitude
- Crescendo
Crescendo
- Potentiometer
Potentiometer
- Psychophysik
Psychophysics
- Schieberegler
Slider
- Klangfarbe
Timbre describes the specific quality of a sound that allows us to distinguish different instruments or voices with the same pitch and volume.
Example sentences with “Lautstärke”
Bitte dreh die Lautstärke etwas herunter. (Please turn the volume down a bit.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you increase the volume in German?
You say 'die Lautstärke erhöhen' or colloquially 'lauter machen'.