La contaminación acústica
Example: La contaminación acústica afecta la salud en las ciudades grandes.
Definition
"La contaminación acústica" refers to the excessive or harmful levels of noise present in the environment, which can negatively affect human health and well-being, particularly in urban areas where loud sounds from traffic, industry, and other sources are common.
Etymology
The term "la contaminación acústica" combines 'contaminación,' meaning contamination or pollution, derived from Latin 'contaminatio,' and 'acústica,' which relates to sound and comes from the Greek 'akoustikos,' meaning 'of hearing.' Together, they describe the pollution caused by unwanted or harmful sounds.
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"La contaminación acústica" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Environment - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 100 commonly used words.
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