- noise word
- Irrelevant or inconsequential words that are ignored by a test-retrieval index. "The," "a," "so" are almost always considered noise words.
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noise — 1 /nOIz/ noun 1 SOUND (C, U) sound, especially a loud or unpleasant sound: the noise of the traffic | a loud cracking noise | make (a) noise: Try not to make a noise when you go upstairs. | Stop making so much noise. 2 make polite/encouraging etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Noise (music) — Noise music Stylistic origins Modernism 20th century classical music Electronic art music Musique concrète Electroacoustic music Performance art Free improvisation Cultural origins Early 1910s Europe Typical instruments … Wikipedia
noise — [noiz] n. [ME < OFr, noise, quarreling, clamor < L nausea: see NAUSEA] 1. a) loud or confused shouting; din of voices; clamor b) any loud, discordant, or disagreeable sound or sounds 2. a sound of any kind [the noise of the rain] 3 … English World dictionary
Noise for Your Eyes — EP by Earthsuit Released 1998 … Wikipedia
Noise pollution — A Boeing 747 400 passes close to houses shortly before landing at London Heathrow Airport Noise pollution is excessive, displeasing human, animal or machine created environmental noise that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life … Wikipedia
noise — {{11}}noise (n.) early 13c., loud outcry, clamor, shouting, from O.Fr. noise din, disturbance, uproar, brawl (11c., in modern French only in phrase chercher noise to pick a quarrel ), also rumor, report, news, apparently from L. nausea disgust,… … Etymology dictionary
Noise — This article is about noise as an unwanted phenomenon. For other uses, see Noise (disambiguation). NASA researchers at Glenn Research Center conducting tests on aircraft engine noise in 1967 In common use, the word noise means any unwanted … Wikipedia
noise — /noyz/, n., v., noised, noising. n. 1. sound, esp. of a loud, harsh, or confused kind: deafening noises. 2. a sound of any kind: to hear a noise at the door. 3. loud shouting, outcry, or clamor. 4. a nonharmonious or discordant group of sounds. 5 … Universalium
Noise weighting — A noise weighting is a specific amplitude vs. frequency characteristic that is designed to allow subjectively valid measurement of noise. It emphasises the parts of the spectrum that are most important. Usually, noise means audible noise, in… … Wikipedia
noise */*/*/ — UK [nɔɪz] / US noun Word forms noise : singular noise plural noises a) [uncountable] a loud or unpleasant sound The noise of the machines is deafening. make noise: Please will you stop making so much noise! too much noise: The neighbours said… … English dictionary
