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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

遮音

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shaon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Acoustic Insulation/əˈkuː.stɪk ˌɪn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"この部屋には高度な遮音構造が施されています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The application of specialized building materials or structures designed to absorb, block, or reduce the propagation of sound waves between spaces.

    "The recording studio required advanced acoustic insulation to prevent external street noise from entering."
  2. 2

    The reduction of reverberation and sound energy within an enclosed environment.

    "Effective acoustic insulation in the office greatly improved employee concentration and privacy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'akoustikos' (pertaining to hearing) combined with the Latin 'insula' (island), via late Middle English technical vocabulary. The compound has evolved through industrialization to specifically designate materials and systems designed to prevent sound transmission.

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