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soundproof en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English sound English proof English -proof English soundproof From sound + -proof.

Meanings

1. Not allowing sound through.
   • The contestant was placed in a soundproof booth so he could not receive help from the audience.
   • The electrical activity of the subject's cerebral cortex was recorded in a state of relative rest, after a 5 min adaptation of the subject to a dark soundproof chamber. The biopotentials were recorded from the electroencephaloscope screen […] 2013, K. H. Pribram, A. R. Luria, Psychophysiology of the Frontal Lobes, page 92:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most soundproof	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more soundproof	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Deriveds

soundproofing

Translations (22)

ru звуконепроница́емый (describing something that does not allow sound through) · bg звукоизолиращ (describing something that does not allow sound through) · de schalldicht (describing something that does not allow sound through) · es antisonoro (describing something that does not allow sound through) · pt insonorizado (describing something that does not allow sound through) · ca insonoritzat (describing something that does not allow sound through) · fr insonorisé (describing something that does not allow sound through) · fi äänieristetty (describing something that does not allow sound through) · gl insonorizado (describing something that does not allow sound through) · vi cách âm (describing something that does not allow sound through) · ro izolat fonic (describing something that does not allow sound through) · cmn 隔音 (describing something that does not allow sound through) · hu zajmentes (describing something that does not allow sound through) · ga fuaimdhíonach (describing something that does not allow sound through) · hu hangszigetelt (describing something that does not allow sound through) · fi äänitiivis (describing something that does not allow sound through) · ja 防音 (describing something that does not allow sound through) · nl geluiddicht (describing something that does not allow sound through) · pl dźwiękoszczelny (describing something that does not allow sound through) · hu zörejmentes (describing something that does not allow sound through) · es insonorizado (describing something that does not allow sound through) · sv ljudisolerad (describing something that does not allow sound through)

soundproof en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English sound English proof English -proof English soundproof From sound + -proof.

Meanings

1. To make resistant to transmitting sound.
   • Soundproofing a room may be as simple as sealing gaps around a door, or it may require rebuilding an entire wall or lowering a ceiling. 1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 114:
   • We soundproofed the room so we couldn't hear the road noises; unfortunately we couldn't hear the fire alarm either.
   • It almost goes without saying that the train is fully soundproofed, with double-glazed windows and highly efficient air-conditioning by the British firm of J. Stone. 1960 March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 141:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
soundproofing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
soundproofed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
soundproofed	Tense=Past		lexicographic
soundproofs	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Deriveds

soundproofer

Translations (18)

pl wyciszać (make resistant to sound) · cmn 給...隔音 /给...隔音 (make resistant to sound) · pt insonorizar (make resistant to sound) · pl wyciszyć (make resistant to sound) · es insonorizar (make resistant to sound) · ro izola fonic (make resistant to sound) · fr insonoriser (make resistant to sound) · it insonorizzare (make resistant to sound) · hu hangszigetel (make resistant to sound) · de schalldicht machen (make resistant to sound) · gl insonorizar (make resistant to sound) · ca insonoritzar (make resistant to sound) · hu zajmentesít (make resistant to sound) · de schallisolieren (make resistant to sound) · pl wygłuszać (make resistant to sound) · pl wygłuszyć (make resistant to sound) · sv ljudisolera (make resistant to sound) · fi äänieristää (make resistant to sound)