Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shotnoise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shot-noise
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noise due to random variations in the number and velocity of electrons or photons in a device.

Uncountable

Etymology

Originally Schottky noise, after Walter H. Schottky, German physicist.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

shot noise (alternative)

Questions

What does shotnoise mean?: noise due to random variations in the number and velocity of electrons or photons in a device.
Where does shotnoise come from?: Originally Schottky noise, after Walter H. Schottky, German physicist.

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