skaļums

== Latvian == === Etymology === From skaļš (“loud”) +‎ -ums. === Pronunciation === === Noun === skaļums m (1st declension) (physics, of sounds) loudness, volume (the degree of audible perceptibility that characterizes a certain intensity of sound) skaļuma mērvienības ― unit of loudness skaļuma regulēšana ― adjusting the volume simt decibelu skaļumā ― at a volume of a hundred decibels skaņas stiprums raksturo fizikālu procesu neatkarīgi no tā, vai to uztver klausītājs vai ne, bet skaļums ir subjektīva īpašība ― the sound intensity characterizes a physical process independently of whether the hearer perceives it or not, whereas loudness is a subjective quality loud noise, sound (situation in a place, in nature, in an environment, etc., where there is much sound; situation in a place in which many people talk, laugh, sing, etc.) pie upes lejā ir skaļums un dzīvība ― down by the river there is sound and life cehā bija burzma un balsu skaļums ― in the workshop there was activity and the noise of voices viss aprimis un sastindzis... skaļums un smiekli tikai ap skolnieku slidotavām ― all silent and numb... noise and laughs only around the school skating rink sapulce beidzās; institūta darbinieki neplūda ārā pa durvīm ar parasto skaļumu, jokiem un jautru sasaukšanos ― the meeting ended; the institute staff did not flow out by the door with the usual noise, jokes and funny calls loudness, noisiness (the quality of that (sound, place, time period, person, etc.) which is loud, noisy) meža skaļums ― the noisiness of the forest pilsētas skaļums ― the noisiness of the city telpas skaļums ― the noisiness of the place, room vakara skaļums ― the noisiness of summer zēnu skaļums ― the noisiness of boys domās nogrimis, Ceplis pavasara skaļumu gandrīz nedzirdēja ― lost in thoughts, Ceplis barely heard the noisiness of spring aizbēgu no ielu skaļuma / klusumu un pavasari atrast ― I ran away from the noisiness of the streets / to look for quiet and spring loudness, noise (strong, perhaps excessive, attention, intensity) Dora Stučka visu mūžu turējās ēnā, bez lieka skaļuma darīdama vajadzīgu un sabiedriski derīgu darbu. ― Dora Stučka kept (= lived) (her) whole life in the shadow, doing necessary and socially useful work without unnecessary noise. Varbūt pašreizējā pastiprinātā interese par ainavu un kluso dabu, par portretu un kamerstila figurālajiem darbiem ir arī zināma reakcija uz ne vienmēr saturīgu skaļumu. ― Maybe the current strong interest for landscapes and still lifes, for portraits and chamber style figurative artwork, is also a certain reaction against not always contentful noise. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== skaļrunis skaļš