Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold; 
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sone
    n 1: a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a
         1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold