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Definition of Background noise
1. Noun. Extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal.
Generic synonyms: Background, Background Signal
Specialized synonyms: Surface Noise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Background Noise
Literary usage of Background noise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Hearing Aid Selection and Fitting by Henry Tobin (1998)
"background noise Similarly, the level and composition of any background noise in
... Here again, the characteristics of the background noise: its frequency ..."
2. HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and Architect: A ...by Tom Arimes by Tom Arimes (1994)
"Table 2 lists recommended HVAC background noise criteria for a variety of space
uses. The "Preferred" column is based on the RC curve noise-rating procedure ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Meteorological effects and internal waves may account for an important part of
the low-frequency background noise. To check whether an appreciable part of ..."
4. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"In effect, there would be so much background noise that the signal was hidden,
... That is why you have to get rid of the background noise, if you will, ..."
5. Noise and Military Service: Implications for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus by Larry Humes, Lois Mary Joellenbeck, Jane Durch (2006)
"... noise from 2 h after start to 2 h before end of toluene exposure Group 6: 12
h toluene, background noise only Rat comparison group 6 adult rats exposed ..."
6. Seismology, 1989-1992: Nuclear Test-Ban Verification (in Sweden) by Eva Johannisson (1994)
"... 4.3.4 background noise the system. The data extracted from the disk-loop is
To remote sites ... background noise."
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