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active noise control

active noise control noun: technology that uses microphones to detect unwanted sound waves and then generates an opposite, "anti-noise" sound wave (180 degrees out of phase) through speakers, causing both waves to cancel each other out (destructive interference) for a quieter experience, best for steady, low-frequency sounds like engine hums.

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Noun

active noise control (plural active noise controls)

  1. Technology that uses microphones to detect unwanted sound waves and then generates an opposite, "anti-noise" sound wave (180 degrees out of phase) through speakers, causing both waves to cancel each other out (destructive interference) for a quieter experience, best for steady, low-frequency sounds like engine hums.
    • Near-synonym: noise cancellation

Synonyms of active noise control

Forms of active noise control

pluralactive noise controls

Questions about active noise control

What does active noise control mean?
Active noise control means technology that uses microphones to detect unwanted sound waves and then generates an opposite, "anti-noise" sound wave (180 degrees out of phase) through speakers, causing both waves to cancel each other out (destructive interference) for a quieter experience, best for steady, low-frequency sounds like engine hums.
What part of speech is active noise control?
Active noise control is a noun.
What is the plural of active noise control?
The plural of active noise control is active noise controls.

Words near active noise control in the dictionary

  1. active matrices
  2. active matrix
  3. active matrixes
  4. active measures
  5. active noise cancellation
  6. active noise control
  7. active participle
  8. active participles
  9. active photolocation
  10. active power
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