ground noise

/graʊnd nɔɪz/
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Other forms: ground noises

Definitions of ground noise
  1. noun
    extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal
    synonyms: background noise
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    types:
    surface noise
    noise produced by the friction of the stylus of a record player moving over the rotating record
    type of:
    background, background signal
    extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
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