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Definition: Meaning of, noise in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / nɔɪz /

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noise noises
  1. [uncountable and countable] a sound, especially one that is loud, unpleasant, or frightening [=  sound]
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  2. (make) encouraging/optimistic etc noises (about something) British English to say things which suggest what your opinion or attitude is, without saying it directly
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  3. make (all) the right noises (about something) to say the things that other people want or expect to hear
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  4. make noises about doing something to say that you are considering doing something
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  5. make a (lot of) noise about something British English to talk about something a lot, so that people will notice it - used in order to show disapproval
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  6. [uncountable] technical unwanted signals produced by an electrical CIRCUIT
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  7. [uncountable] technical pieces of unwanted information that can prevent a computer from working effectively
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  8. noises off the sounds, voices etc that come from actors who are not on the stage at the time
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  1. be noised abroad/about/around old-fashioned especially British English if news or information is noised abroad, people are talking about it
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noise used in phrases

  • background noise (noun)
    1. extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal
  • big noise (noun)
    1. informal an important and powerful person in an organization
  • ground noise (noun)
    1. extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal
  • make noise (verb)
    1. emit a noise
  • noise conditions (noun)
    1. as in a communication channel the condition of being noisy
  • noise level (noun)
    1. the amplitude level of the undesired background noise
  • noise pollution (noun)
    1. very loud or continuous noise which is considered unpleasant and harmful to people
  • radio noise (noun)
    1. static at radio wavelengths
  • signal-to-noise (noun)
    1. the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity
  • signal-to-noise ratio (noun)
    1. the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity
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