noise control
Quieting unwanted sounds
Noise control is the set of methods used to reduce unwanted sound—through barriers, absorption, or regulations.
The term appears in engineering, urban planning, and workplace safety contexts: The factory installed noise control measures to protect workers' hearing.
Noise control ordinances limit when and how loudly residents can make noise.
- soundproofingPreventing noise transmission
- acoustic panelsMaterials reducing room reverberation
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- silencerSound-dampening gun attachment
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
muffler · loud neighbors · decibel levels · earplugs · ear protection · quieting · quiet zones · peace and quiet · dampening · sound barriers · baffles · walls · vibration · padding · foam · buffering · headphones · deadening
- noise controlsoundproofing, sound insulation, mufflers, silencers, sound barriers
- outdoor ethicsleave no trace, no trace, tread lightly, pack it out, stay on trail
- safetysafety helmet, hazard, airbag, alert, occupational safety
- workplace safetyworkplace safety, PPE, safety standards, worker safety, goggles
- animal testinglab mice, animal testing, lab rats, vivisection, experimentation
- city regulationsbuilding regulations, housing codes, health codes, fire codes, zoning laws
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