pink noise

noun

: a mixture of sound waves with an intensity that diminishes proportionally with frequency to yield approximately equal energy per octave compare white noise

Examples of pink noise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead of putting all frequencies on play at once like white and pink noise, green noise puts an emphasis on 500 Hz, which is considered mid-frequency. —Julia Forbes, Wired News, 7 Aug. 2025

Honeywell Dreamweaver Personal Fan: $59.99 The Honeywell Dreamweaver Personal Fan, available at Walgreens, is a sleep fan with relaxing pink noise and an airflow shutter. —Nora Colomer, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025

The quiet bursts of staticky pink noise are supposed to disrupt those brain waves, encouraging your brain to sink closer to sleep. —Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2025

Some prefer natural sounds, like rain or ocean waves, while others find consistent white or pink noise to be the most effective. —Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pink noise

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