anechoic
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of anechoic
Example Sentences
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The generous funding, moreover, allowed scientists and engineers to buy and build expensive equipment—for instance, anechoic chambers to create the world’s quietest rooms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
I called Dr. Oliver Mason, a researcher of psychotic disorders at the University of Surrey, who has led studies monitoring subjects’ experiences in anechoic chambers.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022
It is an oft-reported experience, in anechoic chambers, for visitors to become aware of the sound of blood pumping in their heads, or sloshing through veins.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022
Acoustician Jukka Pätynen stands in an anechoic space, designed so that no surface reflects sound.
From Nature • Apr. 28, 2020
But the anechoic chamber teaches us how to enjoy the echoes that endlessly reshape our perceptions of the urban landscape.
From The Guardian • Dec. 24, 2018
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