Noise Definition
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English
Etymology
From Middle English < Old French noise (“a dispute, wrangle, strife, noise”); origin uncertain; according to some < Latin nausea (“disgust, nausea”); according to others < Latin noxia (“hurt, harm, damage, injury”); but neither explanation is satisfactory in regard to either form or sense.
Pronunciation
Noun
noise (plural noises)
- Various sounds, usually unwanted.
- He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise.
- Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations
- (technology) Unwanted part of a signal. (Signal to noise ratio)
- (genetics) The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population
Synonyms
- (Various sounds): sound
Hyponyms
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.
Verb
to noise (third-person singular simple present noises, present participle noising, simple past and past participle noised)
- To make noise
- To talk, especially to spread rumor or gossip.
- He noised about that he wanted the promotion, unwilling to ask for it but wanting it to be talked about.
External links
- noise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- noise in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- noise at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Old French noise
Pronunciation
- IPA: /nwaz/
Noun
noise f. (plural noises)
Anagrams
Old French
Noun
noise f. (oblique plural noises, nominative singular noise, nominative plural noises)
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