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Complete Definition of "noise"

English

Pronunciation
noiz, /nɔɪz/, /<tt>nOIz</tt>/
audio|en-us-noise.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes:English:-ɔɪz|Rhymes: -ɔɪz

Noun
en-noun

  1. Various sounds, usually unwanted.

#: He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise.

  1. Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations
  2. (techn.) Unwanted part of a signal. (Signal to noise ratio)
  3. genetics The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population

See also
bang
boom
crash
sound
thud

References
(Genetics meaning) "Noise in Gene Expression: Origins, Consequences, and Control." Jonathan M. Raser and Erin K. O'Shea (2005). Science. 309(5743):2010-2013.

Translations
trans-top|Various sounds, usually unwanted
Arabic: Arab|ضوضاء IPAchar|(ɖauɖā’) m
Chinese: 噪音 (zàoyīn)
Danish: støj c, larm c, spektakel c
Dutch: geluid n
Finnish: melu
French: bruit m
German: Lärm m, Geräusch n, Krach m, as in Krach machen: to make a lot of noise
Hungarian: zaj
Italian: rumore m
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Japanese: 雑音 (ざつおん, zatsuon)
Korean: 소음 (soeum)
Kurdish: KUchar|ده‌نگه‌ده‌گ
Polish: hałas m, szum m
Portuguese: barulho m
Russian: шум (šum) m
Serbian: шум (šum) m
Slovene: hrup m
Spanish: ruido m
Swedish: ljud n
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trans-top|Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations
Danish: lyd c
Finnish: kohina
German: Rauschen n, Störung f
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Polish: szum m
Serbian: шум (šum) m
Slovene: hrup m
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trans-top|(techn.) Unwanted part of a signal. (Signal to noise ratio)
Chinese: 噪音 (zàoyīn)
Danish: støj c
Finnish: kohina
German: Rauschen n
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Polish: szum m
Russian: шумы (šúmy) m|p
Serbian: шум (šum) m
Slovene: šum m
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trans-top|(genetics) The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population
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ttbc|Breton: trouz m, trouzoù p
ttbc|French: bruit m
ttbc|Hebrew: רעש m
ttbc|Japanese: 音 (おと, oto) (as in a sound: 1), 騒音 (そうおん, sōon) (annoying noise, as produced by motor vehicles or neighbors partying: 1), ノイズ (noizu) (2-3)
ttbc|Lithuanian: triukšmas m
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ttbc|Portuguese: barulho m
ttbc|Spanish: ruido m
ttbc|Swahili: kilele
ttbc|Swedish: oljud n (1), brus (1 (a quiet noise), 2,3) n
ttbc|Telugu: శబ్దం (SabdaM?), మోత (mOta), గోల (gOla)
ttbc|Tok Pisin: meknais
ttbc|Turkish: gürültü, patırtı, şıltak

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