Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Sound or a sound that is loud, unpleasant, unexpected, or undesired.
- noun Sound or a sound of any kind.
- noun A loud outcry or commotion.
- noun Physics A disturbance, especially a random and persistent disturbance, that obscures or reduces the clarity of a signal.
- noun Computers Irrelevant or meaningless data.
- noun A complaint or protest.
- noun Rumor; talk.
- noun Remarks or actions intended to convey a specific impression or to attract attention.
- transitive verb To spread the rumor or report of.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To sound.
- To spread by rumor or report; report: often with abroad.
- To report of; spread rumors concerning; accuse publicly.
- To disturb with noise.
- noun A sound of any kind and proceeding from any source; especially, an annoying or disagreeable sound, or a mixture of confused sounds; a din: as, the noise of falling water; the noise of battle.
- noun Outcry; clamor; loud, importunate, or continued talk: as, to make a great noise about trifles.
- noun Frequent talk; much public conversation or discussion; stir.
- noun Report; rumor.
- noun A set or company of musicians; a band.
- noun Offense; offensive savor.
- noun Synonyms Tone, etc. (see
sound , n., 2 and 3); din, clatter, blare, hubbub, racket, uproar.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To sound; to make a noise.
- transitive verb To spread by rumor or report.
- transitive verb obsolete To disturb with noise.
- noun Sound of any kind.
- noun Especially, loud, confused, or senseless sound; clamor; din.
- noun Loud or continuous talk; general talk or discussion; rumor; report.
- noun obsolete Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Various sounds, usually unwanted.
- noun Sound or signal generated by random
fluctuations - noun technology Unwanted part of a
signal . (Signal to noise ratio ) - noun genetics The measured level of variation in
gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population - noun
rumour orcomplaint - verb intransitive To make noise.
- verb transitive To
spread news of; to spread as rumor or gossip.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
- noun sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
- noun the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
- noun a loud outcry of protest or complaint
- noun incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks
- verb emit a noise
- noun electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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As I have independently concluded and stated in this blog, which is also stated in #407, there is no noise in climate, by definition. recalling that exponential growth may lead to strange attractors and feature-laden noise structures at ALL time scales?
Exponential Growth in Physical Systems #2 « Climate Audit 2007
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The Zemu continued an impetuous muddy torrent, whose hoarse voice, mingled with the deep grumbling noise* [The dull rumbling noise thus produced is one of the most singular phenomena in these mountains, and cannot fail to strike the observer.
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In a more sophisticated manner than cap Dave cap A. 27 February 2009 at 2: 31 PM david_a (291) - Rather than the term noise, the phrase internal variability is sometimes used to describe the effects of ocean oscillations and so forth.
RealClimate 2009
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In a more sophisticated manner than cap Dave cap A. 10: 51 AM david_a (291) - Rather than the term noise, the phrase internal variability is sometimes used to describe the effects of ocean oscillations and so forth.
RealClimate 2009
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In a more sophisticated manner than cap Dave cap A. 10: 51 AM david_a (291) - Rather than the term noise, the phrase internal variability is sometimes used to describe the effects of ocean oscillations and so forth.
RealClimate 2009
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With this amount of volatility, short term noise can sometimes overwhelm.
Gemma Godfrey: Libya -- Oil, Water, Gold Are the Real Issues Gemma Godfrey 2011
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Most people look around to see what all the noise is about.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » May : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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Most people look around to see what all the noise is about.
365 tomorrows » Duncan Shields : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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Where in all the noise is there any authentic call for a process of truth-telling, a means to reconciliation?
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Where in all the noise is there any authentic call for a process of truth-telling, a means to reconciliation?
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Ms. Winfrey and others interviewed on the program — which included doctors who have consulted for the makers of these drugs — referred throughout the hour to the incessant internal chatter that some people experience around eating, also called “food noise.”
oroboros commented on the word noise
Rumor.
May 11, 2008