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antinoise

[ an-tee-noiz, an-tahy- ]

adjective

  1. designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:

    antinoise legislation.



antinoise

/ ˈæntɪˌnɔɪz /

noun

  1. sound generated so that it is out of phase with a noise, such as that made by an engine, in order to reduce the noise level by interference
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of antinoise1

First recorded in 1905–10; anti- + noise

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