surface noise

/ˌsʌrfəs nɔɪz/
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Definitions of surface noise
  1. noun
    noise produced by the friction of the stylus of a record player moving over the rotating record
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    type of:
    background noise, ground noise
    extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal
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