Antiresonator

/ˌæntɪˈrɛzəneɪtər/ noun

Definition

A device or system designed to suppress or cancel resonance, vibrations, or sound waves.

Etymology

From anti- (against) + resonator (a device that resonates). Technical term developed in 20th-century acoustics and engineering.

Kelly Says

Active noise-canceling headphones use antiresonator principles—literally making sound cancel itself out through perfectly timed opposite vibrations, which is basically sound fighting sound!

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