noise
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: noiz
ipa: /nɔɪz/
rhymes: -ɔɪz
homophone: Noyes
Forms: form: noises
Etymology: From Middle English noyse, noise, from Old French noise (“a dispute, wrangle, strife, noise”), of uncertain origin. According to some, from Latin nausia, nausea (“disgust, nausea”); according to others, from Latin noxia (“hurt, harm, damage, injury”); but neither explanation is satisfactory in regard to either form or sense.
Senses: examples: text: He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise.
text: The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise to us perceived.
ref: 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
text: Charles had not been employed above six months at Darracott Place, but he was not such a whopstraw as to make the least noise in the performance of his duties when his lordship was out of humour.
ref: 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:
glosses: Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
examples: text: The sudden noise made everyone jump.
text: She crept up behind him not making a noise.
glosses: Any sound.
glosses: Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.
examples: text: signal-to-noise ratio
text: On the technical side, the scanning and OCR of texts, in combination with the graphic design of high school text books, introduced a certain level of noise into the corpus which in turn led to a higher tagging error rate than usual and may affect count precision.
ref: 2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI, page 11:
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
technology
glosses: Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.
topics: mathematics
sciences
statistics
glosses: Variation or deviation generated by random fluctuations.
examples: text: In order to provide coherence and confidence, the leader must dramatically turn down the noise level in the organization, eliminate any unnecessary distractions that inevitably get in the way of execution, and banish the fear of uncertainty.
ref: 2013, R. Douglas Williamson, Straight Talk on Leadership: Solving Canada's Business Crisis:
glosses: Unwanted fuss or bustle; useless activity.
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population.
examples: text: The problems with the new computer system are causing a lot of noise at Head Office.
text: 1709-1710, Thomas Baker, Reflections on Learning
What noise have we had for fome Years about Transplantation of diseases and transfusion of blood!
text: He [Socrates] lived in Athens during the great plague, which has made so much noise through all ages.
ref: October 13, 1711, Joseph Addison, The Spectator, No. 195
glosses: Rumour or complaint.
examples: text: Despite encouraging noises made by politicians from time to time, the two sides there have never been further from an agreement.
ref: 2012, Richard Oliver Collin, Pamela L. Martin, An Introduction to World Politics, page 425:
glosses: Speech that is suggestive of an attitude or opinion.
examples: text: The king has his noise of gypsies.
ref: 1621 August 13 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), Ben Jonson, “The Masque of the Gypsies”, in Q. Horatius Flaccus: His Art of Poetry. […], London: […] J[ohn] Okes, for John Benson […], published 1640, →OCLC:
text: That we on earth, with undiscording voice, / May rightly answer that melodious noise
ref: 1646 (indicated as 1645), John Milton, “At A Solemn Musick”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], →OCLC:
glosses: Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A genre of rock music that uses static and other non-musical sounds, also influenced by art rock.
Synonyms: sense: Various sounds
word: sound
word: cacophony
word: clamour
word: clash
word: commotion
word: din
word: disquiet
word: exclamation
word: hullabaloo
word: outcry
word: racket
word: tintamarre
word: tumult
word: uproar
word: vociferation
Hypernyms: word: sound
Hyponyms: sense: Various sounds
word: bang
sense: Various sounds
word: boom
sense: Various sounds
word: crash
sense: Various sounds
word: thud
word: blast
word: buzz
word: clang
word: clatter
word: cry
word: explosion
word: hum
word: roar
word: squawk
word: twang
word: yell
word: yelp
Derived terms: 1/f noise
antinoise
background noise
big noise
bistable noise
black noise
blue noise
Brownian noise
Brown noise
burst noise
cat activation noise
comfort noise
counternoise
denoise
empty barrels make the most noise
empty cans make the most noise
empty vessels make the most noise
flicker noise
food noise
fuck that noise
gray noise
grey noise
harsh noise
harsh noise wall
impulse noise
Japanoise
Johnson noise
Johnson-Nyquist noise
line noise
low-noise block downconverter
make a noise in the world
make noise
make some noise
noise barrier
noise-cancel
noise cancellation
noisecore
noisefest
noise footprint
noise-free
noiseful
noise gate
noiseless
noiselessly
noiselessness
noiselet
noiselike
noisemaker
noisemaking
noisemonger
noisenik
noise pollution
noise pop
noise power
noiseproof
noise rock
noisescape
noise-shy
noises off
noise stick
noise trader
noise word
noisy
noisily
Nyquist noise
outnoise
overnoise
Perlin noise
pink noise
Poisson noise
popcorn noise
power noise
purple noise
random telegraph noise
red noise
self-noise
shot noise
signal-noise ratio
signal-to-noise
surface noise
thermal noise
tonal noise
violet noise
white noise