background noise
noun
: undesired sound that is heard in a radio broadcast, a tape recording, etc.
The recording had a lot of background noise.
Examples of background noise in a Sentence
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Those headphones sound good for the price and the noise canceling feature does a great job of reducing background noise.
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Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
Call quality is good; the phone does a fine job of minimizing background noise including wind and rain.
—PCMAG, 30 May 2024
Thus far, the chain has opened new locations with improved features, including dampening baffles in its ceilings to diminish background noise and echos.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 28 May 2024
His bluster has become, essentially, background noise to our daily lives.
—Jason Zengerle, New York Times, 26 May 2024
Voices sound clear and the mics reject background noise quite well.
—PCMAG, 20 May 2024
The Nova 5 also supports the same AI noise cancellation feature seen on the Nova 4 to help further reduce background noise in loud environments.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 14 May 2024
The vibrations pair with the background noise or white noise of tire roar, engine sounds, and wind noise to create the perfect circumstances to lull most folks into a peaceful slumber.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 2 May 2024
However, the sensor currently picks up a significant amount of background noise, which Zang says his team plans to address in future work.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 May 2024
Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
Call quality is good; the phone does a fine job of minimizing background noise including wind and rain.
—PCMAG, 30 May 2024
Thus far, the chain has opened new locations with improved features, including dampening baffles in its ceilings to diminish background noise and echos.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 28 May 2024
His bluster has become, essentially, background noise to our daily lives.
—Jason Zengerle, New York Times, 26 May 2024
Voices sound clear and the mics reject background noise quite well.
—PCMAG, 20 May 2024
The Nova 5 also supports the same AI noise cancellation feature seen on the Nova 4 to help further reduce background noise in loud environments.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 14 May 2024
The vibrations pair with the background noise or white noise of tire roar, engine sounds, and wind noise to create the perfect circumstances to lull most folks into a peaceful slumber.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 2 May 2024
However, the sensor currently picks up a significant amount of background noise, which Zang says his team plans to address in future work.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 May 2024
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“Background noise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/background%20noise. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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