white noise

Meaning

1. (uncountable) A random signal (or process) with a flat power spectral density; a signal with a power spectral density that has equal power in any band, at any centre frequency, having a given bandwidth.
2. (uncountable) Any nondescript noise used for background or to mask or drown out other noise.
3. (broadly, figuratively, uncountable) Speech that goes ignored or uncomprehended.

Synonyms

atmospherics

noise

rolling

static

swash

atmospheric static

flat noise

discrete white noise

Translations

ruído branco

ruido blanco

witte ruis

bruit blanc

beyaz gürültü

weißes Rauschen

rumore bianco

weiße Geräusche

λευκός θόρυβος

soroll blanc