background noise
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbackgroundandnoise
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background
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/us/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
used to refer to something that is done before, and in preparation for, ...
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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 ofbackgroundandnoisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofbackground noise
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We wanted the microphone to pick up the parent's speech but not to pick up much of thebackgroundnoise.
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Some degree of mixture with "backgroundnoise" of general midden debris probably occurred in concentrations at both structures and is to be expected.
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People with sensory impairment may frequently find themselves in demanding listening situations, such as groups, or in situations with loudbackgroundnoise.
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The small, tinkling sounds, absent of thebackgroundnoise, pull a listener in.
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Has a difficult time tuning outbackgroundnoiseand concentrating when trying to study.
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Of course,backgroundnoiseand channel distortion have a significant impact on the recognition accuracy.
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Unreliable additive background correction makes it preferable to ignore thebackgroundnoise, which may increase the number of false positives.
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The small positive deflection occurring after flash presentation reflectsbackgroundnoise; a similar deflection also occurs prior to the flash.
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Utterances that were difficult to transcribe due to excessivebackgroundnoisewere excluded.
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Consequently, thebackgroundnoiseestimation based on this surrogate criterion and the realbackgroundnoisewill typically differ.
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The popping sound of gunfire would occasionally accompany the constantbackgroundnoiseof car alarms, police car and ambulance sirens, and blaring stereos.
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Tokens produced disfluently, with an error, or in the presence ofbackgroundnoisewere removed from the analysis.
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But the sounds are run together and confused bybackgroundnoise.
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Thisbackgroundnoiseis clearly correlated with the plasma wave.
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We measured the ability of amblyopic observers to extract a feature (circular contour) frombackgroundnoise.
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The buzz of urban activity produced a constantbackgroundnoise, particularly some enterprises.
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We used 1 % optimization for further adjustment as recommended once thebackgroundnoisewas subtracted and the gels were normalized.
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They all had loudbackgroundnoiseand at first none save the neutron van seemed to have much intrinsic liveliness and complexity.
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Prior to the disaster, nature is a sort ofbackgroundnoise, the province of experts (whether scientists, bureaucrats, or priests).
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