extraneous noise

collocation in English

meaningsofextraneousandnoise

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extraneous
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/us
/ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/
not directly connected with or related ...
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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 ofextraneousandnoisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The recording is slightly marred by someextraneousnoiseand a cloudy sound-quality on some of the vocal parts.
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Because of a few mispronunciations,extraneousnoise, etc., some of the 192 words from the seven- and twelve-year-olds and adults were excluded from auditory presentation.
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Because of a few mispronunciations,extraneousnoise, etc. which made measurement difficult, some of the target words from three of the four age groups were deleted from the data.
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I think they are probably the main source ofextraneousnoisein our homes.
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Some people argue thatextraneousnoiselevels, especially when driving on the motorway, make it extremely difficult to use such telephones effectively.
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He feels thatextraneousnoiseaffects his musical inspiration, and distracts from the purity of the sound.
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The album does not contain a single hiccup or yawn-- noextraneousnoise, no potentially offputting histrionics, no throwaways and no dull moments.
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Automixers lower the hiss, rumble, reverberation and otherextraneousnoisethat occur when several microphones operate simultaneously.
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A further solo concert three days later went undisturbed, following an official announcement beforehand urging the audience to minimizeextraneousnoise.
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This multi-channel feature especially helps during moments ofextraneousnoisesuch as laughter, shouting, coughing and sneezing.
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Simple models merely amplify sound while more sophisticated designs provide directional microphones and customizable equalization of the audio signal to clear up ambient orextraneousnoise.
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Many trips have been made to accelerometers after a large earthquake, only to find that the memory was filled withextraneousnoise, or the instrument was malfunctioning.
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All kinds of sounds and extraneous noises come over the telephone, but conversation is not at all clear.
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It would be a neutral coverage without extraneous noises.
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Extraneous noises and other type of natural interference can cause the repeater to undesirably retransmit such a signal.
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As a result, additional equalization applied near the enclosure's tuning frequency can increase system output without generating extraneous noises or greatly increasing cone excursion of the active driver.
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