Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not penetrable by audible sound.
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- adjective Describing something that does not allow
sound through. - verb To make
resistant totransmitting sound.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb insulate against noise
- adjective impervious to, or not penetrable by, sound
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sunday Book Review cover: Walter Kirn on How Fiction Works by James Wood: The heroes of this great artistic labor tend to be semimonastic introverts who, like Wood’s beloved Henry James and Gustave Flaubert, toil with the doors shut and locked, in soundproof splendid isolation, attentive to the subtle frictions among nouns and adjectival phrases ....
An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs. 2008
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Traditionally, “public places” refer to any regions in a community freely accessible to members of that community; “private places” refer to soundproof regions where only members or invitees gather—the traditional concern for public order beginning only at the point where a private gathering begins to obtrude upon the neighbors.
Behavior in Public Places ERVING GOFFMAN 1963
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The Reading Rights Coalition is fighting efforts to "soundproof" eBooks, and so are these individuals who have signed petition against this practice.
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You have a few ways to "soundproof" your space without installing extra drywall/Sheetrock.
PCWorld 2010
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phase one: "soundproof" houses, Cinnebar pockets a minimum of 10-15k per house in administrative costs. 90% of the money comes from the FAA, phase two: buy out the houses that are now worth less money because of the shoddy workmanship, and vibrations shacking the houses apart, again the FAA paying 90%
More public money awarded to the folks behind the "private" toll bridge - BatesLine 2005
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"soundproof" and the Watchdog would ensure that no-one was able to bug the conversation electronically.
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That’s the same kind of soundproof bubble they make me sit in during cabinet meetings! eleanor coombs, ga
Beat 360° 9/22/09 2009
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The hotel even has soundproof glass in the windows to keep city noise at bay.
Morelia and more!! 2009
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The hotel even has soundproof glass in the windows to keep city noise at bay.
Morelia and more!! 2009
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The hotel even has soundproof glass in the windows to keep city noise at bay.
Morelia and more!! 2009
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