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What should an electric car sound like?
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This Vox video explores the fascinating challenge of designing sounds for electric vehicles, which are too quiet to be safe for pedestrians. B1 learners will build vocabulary in automotive design and acoustics, including terms like 'AVAS,' 'sound pressure,' 'decibel,' 'frequency,' and 'skeuomorphism.' It's a great video for learning how to describe regulations, design processes, and technology transitions in English.
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Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear. It can also refer to an idea or impression conveyed by words. As an adjective, it means in good condition, solid, or reliable.
A sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance. It can also refer to irregular fluctuations that accompany a transmitted electrical signal but are not part of it.
As a noun, 'sounds' refers to the vibrations or noises that travel through the air and can be heard by the ear. As a verb, it is used to describe the impression or feeling you get from something you hear or read about.
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