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Soundproof vs Dampening - What's the difference?

soundproof | dampening |

As verbs the difference between soundproof and dampening

is that soundproof is to make resistant to transmitting sound while dampening is .

As an adjective soundproof

is not allowing sound through.

As a noun dampening is

the act of making or becoming damp.

soundproof

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not allowing sound through.
    • The contestant was placed in a soundproof booth so he could not receive help from the audience.

    Derived terms

    * soundproofing

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make resistant to transmitting sound.
    • We soundproofed the room so we couldn't hear the road noises; unfortunately we couldn't hear the fire alarm either.

    dampening

    English

    (wikipedia dampening)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of making or becoming damp.
  • * 2005 , Don Collett, The Well (page 63)
    • After several dampenings and even though it was only on my face for an hour, I was surprised at how heavy the mud pack had become.