noisenoun
uk/nɔɪz/us/nɔɪz/noise noun (SOUND)
A1 [ C or U ] a sound or sounds, especially when it is unwanted, unpleasant, or loud:
The noise out in the street was deafening.
I heard a loud noise and ran to the window.
traffic/background noise
dangerously high noise levels
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- Can you hear that strange clicking noise?
- Lots of people have complained about the noise.
- His main dislikes about work are the noise and dust in the factory.
- Sudden noises scare her.
- There's something wrong with the engine - it's making strange noises.
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Sound & its properties
- acoustic
- anti-noise
- audio
- decibel
- echo
- HD
- high def
- high definition
- high def
- loud
- mono
- quadraphonic
- resonant
- silken
- sound
- sound wave
- soundproof
- thunder
- trill
- ultrasonic
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noise noun (SIGNAL)
[ U ] specialized electronics any bad change in a signal, especially in a signal produced by an electronic device:
Using a single chip reduces (the) noise on the output signal by 90 percent.
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Communications - general words
- broadband
- buzz
- cable
- caller ID
- communication
- constructive interference
- cybernetics
- destructive interference
- Entryphone
- fibre optics
- fibre-optic cable
- interference
- microwave
- multimedia
- on-screen
- optical fibre
- pick sth up
- relay
- smart card
- telegraph
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noise noun (INFORMATION)
[ U ] specialized science unexplained or unexpected information in a sample that is not useful and that can be ignored:
There will be a certain amount of statistical noise in the numbers.
Idiom(s)
make (all) the right, correct, etc. noises
make a noise about sth
make noises