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🔇 Reduces noise 🎧 Noise-canceling device
antinoise

antinoise

6.7
A device or system that reduces unwanted sound
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : sistema antirruido
  • The antinoise system in my car helps block out the loud engine sounds when I'm driving on the highway.
  • antinoise system
  • antinoise signal
  • antinoise applications

Examples

  • Sometimes, like now, the antinoise generators failed to hide unwanted sounds.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The company developed a new antinoise device that effectively reduces the sound of traffic in urban environments.

  • Many airplanes use antinoise technology in their headsets to create a quieter flying experience for passengers.

Synonyms

soundproofing
vsantinoise
5 3.7

Material that stops sound from entering or leaving a room

reduces noise by active cancellation using signals or systems not just barriers
suppressor
vsantinoise
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A device that reduces unwanted electrical current or noise in circuits

works on noise broadly rather than only electrical currents
neutralizer
vsantinoise
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A substance or device that reduces harm

focuses specifically on reducing unwanted noise rather than general harm

Antonyms

noise
∞ 1.0

A loud, unpleasant sound that disturbs you

How Quiet

antinoise
  • Specialized
6.7
acoustic absorption
  • Specialized
4.8

Surface Forms

antinoise singular
antinoises plural

Morphology

antinoise = noise (transparent) = anti + nois

The noun is transparently formed from 'noise' with the prefix 'anti-' to mean something that cancels noise.

Etymology

Antinoise mixes the prefix anti- ('against', as in antivirus) and the word noise ('unwanted sound'), and it names a device or system that cancels or lowers noise.