background noise

Noun

Meaning

extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

noise ground noise

Hypernyms

background background signal

Examples

Background noise in the workplace has been found to increase employees’ stress hormone levels and undermine short-term memory, reading comprehension and willingness to engage with others, he says. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

background material background meeting background music background picture background pictures background player