English Explanatory Dictionary

self-noise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The input sound level that creates the same output voltage as the receiving microphone in the absence of any sound, and which represents the lowest point of the microphone's dynamic range.
  2. The noise radiating from a ship, etc. because of its own operation.

Word forms

self-noise

Etymology

From self- + noise.

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