unwanted noise

collocation in English

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unwanted
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈwɒn.tɪd/us
/ʌnˈwɑːn.t̬ɪd/
not ...
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noise
noun
uk
/nɔɪz/us
/nɔɪz/
a sound or sounds, especially when it is unwanted, unpleasant, ...
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(Definition ofunwantedandnoisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Using an advanced audio restoration system, re-mastering the aged recordings and removingunwantednoise from old gramophone records, he makes it possible for us to experience the original aural effect.
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Children may adapt to noise interference during activities by filtering out sound stimuli, including relevant auditory stimuli as well as theunwantednoise.
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Unwantednoiseraises blood pressure and cholesterol levels, increases muscle tension and induces hormone secretion among sufferers.
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Some springs can resonate, producing low-levelunwantednoise.
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Outside signals entering the cable can causeunwantednoiseand picture ghosting.
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The front-end filters out anyunwantednoisesuch as noise from the car, background music, or background passengers.
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The new engine block helped reduce engine vibration andunwantednoisewhile providing refined performance.
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Shock mounts are commonly used on studio microphones to preventunwantednoise.
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A noise print is commonly used in audio mastering to reduce the effects ofunwantednoisefrom a piece of audio.
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One goal of acoustical engineering can be the reduction ofunwantednoise, which is referred to as noise control.
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The conductors are sometimes twisted together to ensure that each conductor is equally exposed to any external magnetic fields that could induceunwantednoise.
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While print-through is a form ofunwantednoise, contact printing was used deliberately for high-speed recording of video tape.
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The signal-to-noise ratio describing the amount ofunwantednoisein relation to a (meaningful) signal is also measured in decibels.
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These engineers work effectively to reduce noise pollution in mechanical devices and in buildings by soundproofing or removing sources ofunwantednoise.
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So thatunwantednoiseor effects can be moved to new frequency bands either lower or higher in frequency, spread over a range of frequencies, split, or focused.
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Kendall was able to removeunwantednoise, ranging from light ticks to large scratches, with appropriate adjustment of his equipment.
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When the instantaneous absolute amplitude exceeds an automatically adjusted threshold, ratios based on the averages of the windows over previous time samples provide standards to differentiate signals fromunwantednoise.
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The brain has the job of sorting out the wanted and the unwanted noises.
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This would normally cause the microphone to pick up the unwanted noises of the singer's clothing rubbing up against the body and top of the lavalier.
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