noise



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Noise \Noise\, v. i.
   To sound; to make a noise. --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Noise \Noise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noised; p pr. & vb. n.
   Noising.]
   1. To spread by rumor or report.
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            All these sayings were noised abroad. --Luke i. 65.
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   2. To disturb with noise. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Noise \Noise\, n. [F. noise noisy strife, quarrel, brawl, fr. L.
   nausea seasickness, sickness, disgust. See Nausea.]
   1. Sound of any kind.
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            The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion
            without noise
            to us perceived.                      --Bacon.
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   Note: Noise is either a sound of too short a duration to be
         determined, like the report of a cannon; or else it is
         a confused mixture of many discordant sounds, like the
         rolling of thunder or the noise of the waves.
         Nevertheless, the difference between sound and noise is
         by no means precise. --Ganot.
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   2. Especially, loud, confused, or senseless sound; clamor;
      din.
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   3. Loud or continuous talk; general talk or discussion;
      rumor; report. "The noise goes." --Shak.
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            What noise have we had about transplantation of
            diseases and transfusion of blood!    --T. Baker.
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            Socrates lived in Athens during the great plague
            which has made so much noise in all ages.
                                                  --Spectator.
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   4. Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of
      musicians; a band. [Obs.] --Milton.
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            The king has his noise of gypsies.    --B. Jonson.
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   Syn: Cry; outcry; clamor; din; clatter; uproar.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


background \back"ground`\, n. [Back, a. + ground.]
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   1. Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as
      opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.
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   2. (Paint.) The space which is behind and subordinate to a
      portrait or group of figures.
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   Note: The distance in a picture is usually divided into
         foreground, middle distance, and background.
         --Fairholt.
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   3. Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a
      background of red hangings.
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   4. A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight.
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            I fancy there was a background of grinding and
            waiting before Miss Torry could produce this highly
            finished . . . performance.           --Mrs.
                                                  Alexander.
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            A husband somewhere in the background. --Thackeray.
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   5. The set of conditions within which an action takes place,
      including the social and physical conditions as well as
      the psychological states of the participants; as, within
      the background of the massive budget deficits of the
      1980's, new spending programs had little chance of passage
      by the congress.
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   6. The set of conditions that precede and affect an action,
      such as the social and historical precedents for the
      event, as well as the general background[5]; as, against
      the background of their expulsion by the Serbs, the desire
      of Kosovars for vengeance is understandable though
      regrettable.
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   7. (Science) The signals that may be detected by a
      measurement which are not due to the phenomenon being
      studied, and tend to make the measurement uncertain to a
      greater or lesser degree. Specifically: (Physics)
      Electronic noise present in a system using electronic
      measuring instrument or in a telecommunications system,
      which may hide and which must be differentiated from the
      desired signal; also called background noise or noise.
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   8. (Journalism) An agreement between a journalist and an
      interviewee that the name of the interviewee will not be
      quoted in any publication, although the substance of the
      remarks may be reported; -- often used in the phrase "on
      background". Compare deep background.
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   To place in the background, to make of little consequence.

   To keep in the background, to remain unobtrusive,
      inconspicuous or out of sight; -- of people.

   deep background, (Journalism) the status of an interview
      which must not be quoted in a publication, even without
      attribution. Compare background[8].
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