antinoise

 [an-tee-noiz, an-tahy-]  

an·ti·noise

   [an-tee-noiz, an-tahy-]
adjective
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic: antinoise legislation.
Origin:
1905–10; anti- + noise
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antinoise (ˈæntɪˌnɔɪz)
 
—n
sound generated so that it is out of phase with a noise, such as that made by an engine, in order to reduce the noise level by interference

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