noise-reducing

Muffles unwanted sounds

Noise-reducing describes something designed to diminish unwanted sound.

Noise-reducing headphones block ambient noise, either passively through physical barriers or actively through electronic cancellation.

The term applies to any technology or material that lessens acoustic interference: noise-reducing insulation, noise-reducing tires.

audio

headphones

Wearable speakers for ears

cancellation · active · passive · decibel · soundproofing · isolation · ambient · filtering · suppression · attenuation

engineering

insulation

Thermal transfer prevention

acoustic · foam · panels · muffler · silencer · enclosure · vibration · resonance · baffle · gasket

data

signal

Message-conveying cue

processing · interference · ratio · threshold · cleanup · enhancement · artifact · digital · bandwidth · transmission

imaging

filter

Porous separation device

  • algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
  • softwarePrograms directing computer operations
  • grainCereal plant's harvest unit

artifact · smoothing · sharpening · ISO · sensor · photography · processing · denoise · luminance · chrominance

Opposites
effect on sound level

noise-reducingamplifying

Increasing strength or intensity

loud

Family

noise, reducing, noisy, noisier, noisiest, noisily, noisiness, noises, reduce

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G