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noise

nɔɪz
WordNet
The man is holding his hands to his ears because of the noise of 'mirlitons' (a kind of simple whistles), which a group of children are blowing.
The man is holding his hands to his ears because of the noise of 'mirlitons' (a kind of simple whistles), which a group of children are blowing.
  1. (v) noise
    emit a noise
  2. (n) noise
    the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
  3. (n) noise
    incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
  4. (n) noise
    the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience "modern music is just noise to me"
  5. (n) noise
    a loud outcry of protest or complaint "the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise","whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could"
  6. (n) noise
    sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) "he enjoyed the street noises","they heard indistinct noises of people talking","during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
  7. (n) noise
    electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
Illustrations
Night scene with exuberant students making a noise and throwing stones through the windows. In the foreground a night watchman. Numbered bottom right: 4.
Night scene with exuberant students making a noise and throwing stones through the windows. In the foreground a night watchman. Numbered bottom right: 4.
A man holds a cat under his arm and lets it make noises. The cat meows and farts in the face of the person showing a sheet of sheet music.
A man holds a cat under his arm and lets it make noises. The cat meows and farts in the face of the person showing a sheet of sheet music.
Bird study: Cape robin (Cossypha caffra), identification uncertain, the heuglini does not occur in the southwestern Cape Province.
Cossypha caffra (Cape Noise Maker)
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
In the mall, the fat sheriff with the shotgun fires at the spiders. When the ejected casings hit the ground, they make a metallic "chink" noise. Shotgun casings are made of plastic.
  1. Noise
    Especially, loud, confused, or senseless sound; clamor; din.
  2. Noise
    Loud or continuous talk; general talk or discussion; rumor; report. "The noise goes.", "What noise have we had about transplantation of diseases and transfusion of blood!", "Socrates lived in Athens during the great plague which has made so much noise in all ages."
  3. Noise
    Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band. "The king has his noise of gypsies."
  4. Noise
    Sound of any kind. "The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise to us perceived."
  5. Noise
    To disturb with noise.
  6. Noise
    To sound; to make a noise.
  7. Noise
    To spread by rumor or report. "All these sayings were noised abroad."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
The low frequency call of the humpback whale is the loudest noise made by a living creature. The call of the humpback whale is louder than Concorde and can be heard from 500 miles away.
  1. (n) noise
    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. In acoustics a noise, as opposed to a tone, is a sound produced by confused, irregular, and practically unanalyzable vibrations.
  2. (n) noise
    Outcry; clamor; loud, importunate, or continued talk: as, to make a great noise about trifles.
  3. (n) noise
    Frequent talk; much public conversation or discussion; stir.
  4. (n) noise
    Report; rumor.
  5. (n) noise
    A set or company of musicians; a band.
  6. (n) noise
    Offense; offensive savor.
  7. (n) noise
    Synonyms Tone, etc. (see sound, n., 2 and 3); din, clatter, blare, hubbub, racket, uproar.
  8. noise
    To sound.
  9. noise
    To spread by rumor or report; report: often with abroad.
  10. noise
    To report of; spread rumors concerning; accuse publicly.
  11. noise
    To disturb with noise.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
Interesting fact
The sound of a snore (up to 69 decibels) can be almost as loud as the noise of a pneumatic drill.
  1. (n) Noise
    noiz sound of any kind: any over-loud or excessive sound, din: frequent or public talk:
  2. (v.t) Noise
    to spread by rumour
  3. (v.i) Noise
    to sound loud
  4. (n) Noise
    noiz (Shak.) report: a musical band
Quotations
I would take a bomb, but I can't stand the noise.
Joe E. Lewis
Edmund Burke
We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise of the acclamation.
Edmund Burke
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Change is not reform, any more than noise is music.
Source Unknown
George F. Will
As advertising blather becomes the nation's normal idiom, language becomes printed noise.
George F. Will
They that govern the most make the least noise.
John Selden
Idioms

Empty vessels make the most noise - The thoughtless often speak the most.

Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary F. noise, noisy strife, quarrel, brawl, fr. L. nausea, seasickness, sickness, disgust. See Nausea

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Fr. noise, quarrel; prob. from L. nausea, disgust; but possibly from L. noxa, hurt—nocēre, to hurt.

Usage in the news

The big thing about the first public flyby of the Cirrus Vision was the noise. aopa.org

Whitehall is reverberating to the noise of the engine of government being overhauled. economist.com

Because of complaints by residents during the past eight months, the Carlsbad City Council is considering enacting an ordinance that would forbid local bars from emitting noise greater than 60 decibels after 10 p.m. sdreader.com

Does Maui's noise ordinance pertain to animals. mauiweekly.com

Police responded to a home on the 4000 block of North Fairhill Street for complaints of excessive noise Thursday. abclocal.go.com

Chemists Concoct the 'White Noise' of Smell. ired.com

The MXL USB.007 stereo mic ($199), for direct to computer recording on a PC or Mac, uses dual gold diaphragm capsules in a XY pattern together with low noise electronics. emusician.com

The veteran ensemble will rock New Noise. independent.com

Most headphones block out all exterior noise, allowing you to become fully immersed in your music. ired.com

Noise and Space Continuum . nyc.org

45 pm Monday night, November 12th, residents along Front Street heard a strange noise. ibw.com

U ncontrolled noise in process operations is a serious problem. mt-online.com

0 Jason Dechert and Jules Willcox in 'The Doctor's Dilemma' at A Noise Within. latimes.com

Fabricated in a commercial semiconductor process, this low-noise amplifier uses current-reuse techniques to achieve high gain from 3 to 5 GHz for UWB applications. mwrf.com

Brian Oakley showcases some of what he feels are the more finer moments of indy rock, hardcore, noise, and an assortmant of bizaar records that shouldn't be played. bsrlive.com

Usage in scientific papers

As said above, the input noise is now relevant, and it is equal to shot-noise for a coherent state.
Evaluating quantum teleportation of coherent states

This input noise plus the beam-splitting noise gives again a classical limit equal to twice the shot-noise.
Evaluating quantum teleportation of coherent states

In this section we define the general notion of filtered white noise, determine its combinatorics and study the example of filtered Poisson white noises.
Filtered random variables, bialgebras and convolutions

With a realistic noise the effects cannot be seen, therefore, the points labelled “low noise” have been evaluated with a noise divided by 104 .
Some sources of systematic errors on CMB polarized measurements with bolometers

Note that diffusion noise is often well-described by a Gaussian white noise.
Trapping of a random walk by diffusing traps

Usage in literature

There, it skimmed just over our heads with a fluttering noise. "Rob Harlow's Adventures" by George Manville Fenn

I shouted to him, and told him to shout too, hoping that the noise might scare off the bird. "In the Eastern Seas" by W.H.G. Kingston

It was pitchy dark when we awoke, but the noise from among the Indian lodges was louder than ever. "Dick Onslow" by W.H.G. Kingston

The rushing noise continued, but it grew more faint, and Gunson rose to his feet. "To The West" by George Manville Fenn

He was putting the morsel again to his mouth, when the noise was repeated. "The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians" by Henry R. Schoolcraft

Naturally the young man shrank a little from a noise so loud and so near. "Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines" by R.M. Ballantyne

But it was not rain that produced the noise, though big drops were even then beginning to fall. "Canoe Boys and Campfires" by William Murray Graydon

From this edge of the forest came now a noise of mounted men. "The Long Roll" by Mary Johnston

They made such a noise that Pauppukkeewis forgot what had been told him about not looking down. "Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian" by Anonymous

The noise grew louder and louder as it approached. "The Best Short Stories of 1920" by Various

Usage in poetry
By still water they would rest
In the shadow of the tree:
After battle sleep is best,
After noise, tranquillity.
"The Old" by Roden Berkeley Wriothesley Noel Author object (580)
By still water they would rest,
In the shadow of the tree;
After battle sleep is best,
After noise tranquillity.
"Dying " by Roden Berkeley Wriothesley Noel Author object (580)
And yet if the old man wished no noise,
He'd come and sit at his knee,
And be the gravest of grave-eyed boys;
And not a word spoke he.
"Robin Hood, A Child." by James Henry Leigh Hunt Author object (328)
With vague dead gleam the morning white
Comes through the window-panes;
The clouds have fallen all the night,
Without the noise of rains.
"Songs of the Winter Days" by George MacDonald Author object (244)
Here let us sit and bless our Starres
Who did such happy quiet give,
As that remov'd from noise of warres.
In one another's hearts we live.
"A Retir'd Friendship" by Katherine Philips Author object (420)
For I was all alone—no voice
Had touch of sympathy with mine,
Till through the clang of railway noise
A voice came, and that voice was thine.
"To My Friend" by Alexander Anderson