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- noun Something that prevents
sound from traveling through it, such as is put on walls so adjacent areas are not disturbed by noise. - noun The act of installing material to
dampen sound. - verb Present participle of
soundproof .
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Examples
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Along with the potential for hobby use or as a studio, the soundproofing is a brilliant idea that I will include whenever I finish my garage ;
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All written material copyright bellis 2001 html is 60 cove design 40 me: * I think some kind of soundproofing material would be more effective in creating privacy: P Refrigerator an antique beauty which sits unplugged in my kitchen looking pretty and quietly mocking me like some kind of untamed gigolo.
Boing Boing: September 1, 2002 - September 7, 2002 Archives 2002
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The MRI will be housed in a room outfitted with a Faraday Cage, a copper "soundproofing" that eliminates the effects of Earth's magnetic fields on the magnetic imaging machine.
unknown title 2009
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Typically in CVT-equipped vehicles the powertrain simpers and drones annoyingly as the vehicle accelerates, but there seems to be enough structure and soundproofing in the Quest to mute that.
For Your Big-Box Shopping, Drive a Big Box Dan Neil 2011
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Our workers are specially trained to endure awful screeching, and we have soundproofing and contamination systems capable of handling anything up to and including Minnie Ripperton .
Archive 2009-02-01 Dungeekin 2009
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Yet now it sounded like someone had stapled foam padding to the walls of its apartment, partially soundproofing the painful vibrations from reaching the rest of my head.
Chocolate & Vicodin Jennette Fulda 2011
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Chrysler has also put a significant amount of unit-cost into soundproofing, with acoustic windshield and front-window glass and other noise abatements.
Chrysler's Global Melange Yields True Luxury Dan Neil 2012
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Act I of "La Bohème" was already in full swing, but the soundproofing was so good you'd never have known it.
Bravo, to the Rear Stage Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Yet now it sounded like someone had stapled foam padding to the walls of its apartment, partially soundproofing the painful vibrations from reaching the rest of my head.
Chocolate & Vicodin Jennette Fulda 2011
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Our workers are specially trained to endure awful screeching, and we have soundproofing and contamination systems capable of handling anything up to and including Minnie Ripperton .
Toxic Ship Set for Brit Recycling Dungeekin 2009
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