Noise pollution

excessive, displeasing human, animal, or machine-created environmental noise

exterior structure designed to protect inhabitants of sensitive land use areas from noise pollution

device for acoustic measurements

acoustic phenomenon

retarding forces within an engine used to slow a vehicle

volume integral of the sound energy density

event where people dance to music listened to on wireless headphones

involuntary tendency of speakers to increase their vocal effort when in loud environments

condition in which a person loses the ability to hear due to exposure to high intensity sound

strategies to reduce noise pollution or its impact

health consequences of exposure to elevated sound levels

sound other than the sound being monitored (primary sound)

noise encountered in the workplace

global campaign held annually on the last Wednesday of April to raise awareness about the effects of noise on people's health and well-being

thumb|400px|A graph of the A-, B-, C- and D-weightings across the frequency range 10 Hz – 20 kHz thumb|400px|Video illustrating A-weighting by analyzing a sine sweep (contains audio)

legal term for disorderly conduct

computer optimized to minimize noise produced

cartographical representation of the sound intensity

noise control by legal regulation of noise-producing items

noise pollution

collective sound energy emanating from motor vehicles. It consists chiefly of road surface, tire, engine/transmission, aerodynamic, and braking elements

vehicle noise created by trains

music played at loud volume

European Union directive

International Labour Organization Convention

Influences on the interpretation of conversations

noise created by vehicles

sound level meter for measuring noise exposure over a period of time