noise cancellation

noun

The active cancellation of outside noise by creation of an inverse waveform to null out noise soundwaves within the subject environment.

Similar
NCnoise cancelling
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Meanings

nounnoise cancellation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablesoundThe active cancellation of outside noise by creation of an inverse waveform to null out noise soundwaves within the subject environment.

    Synonyms: NC, noise cancelling

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe active cancellation of outside noise by creation of an inverse waveform to null out noise soundwaves within the subject environment.

Similar
NCnoise cancelling
Also see
active noise control

Translations

Arabic إِلْغَاء الضَّوْضَاء
  • إِلْغَاء الضَّوْضَاء (ʔilḡāʔ aḍ-ḍawḍāʔ)active cancellation of outside noise
Bulgarian шумопоти́скане
  • шумопоти́скане (šumopotískane)active cancellation of outside noise
Chinese Mandarin 降噪
  • 降噪 (jiàngzào)active cancellation of outside noise
Dutch ruisonderdrukking
  • ruisonderdrukkingactive cancellation of outside noise
Finnish vastamelu
  • vastameluactive cancellation of outside noise
French réduction du bruit
  • réduction du bruitactive cancellation of outside noise
German Geräuschunterdrückung, Umgebungsgeräuschunterdrückung
  • Geräuschunterdrückungactive cancellation of outside noise
  • Umgebungsgeräuschunterdrückungactive cancellation of outside noise
Italian cancellazione del rumore
  • cancellazione del rumoreactive cancellation of outside noise
Japanese ノイズキャンセリング, ノイキャン
  • ノイズキャンセリング (noizu kyanseringu)active cancellation of outside noise
  • ノイキャン (noikyan)active cancellation of outside noise
Polish redukcja szumów
  • redukcja szumówactive cancellation of outside noise
Portuguese cancelamento de ruído
  • cancelamento de ruídoactive cancellation of outside noise
Romanian suprimare zgomot
  • suprimare zgomotactive cancellation of outside noise
Russian шу̀моподавле́ние
  • шу̀моподавле́ние (šùmopodavlénije)active cancellation of outside noise
Spanish cancelación de ruido
  • cancelación de ruidoactive cancellation of outside noise
Ukrainian шу̀мозаглу́шення, шумогасі́ння
  • шу̀мозаглу́шення (šùmozahlúšennja)active cancellation of outside noise
  • шумогасі́ння (šumohasínnja)active cancellation of outside noise
Vietnamese chống ồn
  • chống ồnactive cancellation of outside noise
Cite this entry
APA

noise cancellation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noise%20cancellation

MLA

“noise cancellation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noise%20cancellation. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noise cancellation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noise%20cancellation.

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