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Noise Pollution

Definition: Noise Pollution

Noise Pollution

Noun

1. Annoying and potentially harmful environmental noise.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Synonym: Noise Pollution

Synonym: sound pollution (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Noise pollution

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Any man-made sound that penetrates the environment is noise pollution. Noise pollution can be caused by highways, factories, concerts, or any other noise source. It can interfere with the natural cycles of animals, who may change their migration paths to avoid the sound. Perhaps the most extreme damage caused by noise pollution is the death of marine mammals by the rupturing of various tissues and organs, brought on by extremely loud (up to 200 decibels) sound from military SONAR.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Noise pollution."

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Crosswords: Noise Pollution

Specialty definitions using "noise pollution": Indoor Climate, INDUSTRIAL-HEALTH ENGINEERUnited States Environmental Protection Agency. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Noise Pollution

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References

  • Air and Noise Pollution Control Equipment in Taiwan: A Strategic Entry Report, 1998 (reference)

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Books

  • Quieter living: facts on noise pollution and noise reduction (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Noise Pollution

Photos:
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Sounds Captioned with "Noise Pollution".

PlayCaption
Hand tool; handtool; drill; construction; drilling; noise pollution.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Noise Pollution

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Health

Scientists are investigating several possible causes of the disease, including environmental factors, such as noise pollution and viral infections, as well as biological factors. (references)

Economic History

Vietnam

Vietnam's pollution areas include air, water, and noise pollution. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Noise Pollution

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

noise pollution

218

noise pollution control

4
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Modern Translations: Noise Pollution

Language Translations for "noise pollution"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Greek 

  

ηχορύπανση. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

zajártalom (noise injury). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oisenay ollutionpay

   

Turkish

  

gürültü kirliliği. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Noise Pollution

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-i-i-l-l-n-n-o-o-o-p-s-t-u"

-4 letters: pollutions, postillion, septillion.

-5 letters: lenitions, luteolins, nullities, plotlines, pollution, postilion, punitions.

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Alternative Orthography: Noise Pollution


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 6F 69 73 65      50 6F 6C 6C 75 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001110 01101111 01101001 01110011 01100101 00100000 01010000 01101111 01101100 01101100 01110101 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#78 &#111 &#105 &#115 &#101 &#32 &#80 &#111 &#108 &#108 &#117 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004E 006F 0069 0073 0065      0050 006F 006C 006C 0075 0074 0069 006F 006E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

48817585712508178788786758180

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Sounds
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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