noise
172
5.6
- noun
- /nɔɪz/
- Specialized
:
ruido
- To focus better, she decided to turn off her phone to eliminate unnecessary noise.
- noise level
- background noise
- reduce noise
It's only covered up by mental noise, thoughts.
- It's only covered up by mental noise, thoughts.
- Those are those contain noise and high frequency.
- They leave the noise to hear the muse.
- Conspiracy theories are not noise, even when they're false.
- So we can't introduce any more noise, definitely don't want to.
- Their mind is probably full of noise and they find that it doesn't work.
- To them it's just noise, it's just mess.
Examples
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The constant noise from the construction outside made it hard to concentrate.
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We assessed participants' ability to understand speech in noise by measuring the SRT in noise.
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There is far too much noise in the chamber.
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We heard some noise complaints coming from this room.
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She has to, in a way, remove the noise from her life, from her work.
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Their mind is probably full of noise and they find that it doesn't work.
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They are driven by the noise of what's going on around us.
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We're just trying to get enough background noise so that she doesn't really recognize that those fireworks are happening.
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Scientists are studying how background noise can affect communication in crowded places.
Synonyms
93
6.6
Unwanted signals that disturb or block radio and phone communication
80
4.1
An interruption to a normal system, like loud noise or signal trouble
11
3.5
Unwanted sounds that make it hard to hear or record something
1
5.5
Unwanted electric signals that make devices not work properly
1
3.8
A hiss or crackle that makes radio signals hard to hear
An unwanted noise from other sources that gets in the way of a measurement
Unwanted background sound or electrical hiss that hides the true signal
An unwanted sound that makes phone or audio signals hard to hear
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
10
3.9
A steady sound made of all tones that hides other sounds and helps people sleep
- Specialized
2
6.3
How strong a wanted sound or message is compared to background noise
- Specialized
1
3.7
The amount of random unwanted change in a signal or data that reduces accuracy
- Specialized
1
6.8
A soft background sound made when a record player's needle rubs a vinyl record
- Specialized
Unwanted background sound or electrical hiss that hides the true signal
- Specialized
A situation where unwanted sounds or interference make signals unclear and unreliable
How Noisy
- Specialized
1
8.8
- Specialized
172
5.6
- Specialized
11
3.5
37
4.8
45
3.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Noise originally meant a 'disturbance' (from Latin nausea), so it kept the idea of something unwanted that hides or spoils the main thing. That's why in speech, news, or data 'noise' means extra or wrong information that makes it hard to find the real message.