Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noise reduction

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
noise re-duc-tion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of removing unwanted disturbances (noise) from signals like audio, images, or video, using techniques such as spectral gating for audio to filter out constant hums (like hiss or fans) or active noise control (ANC) in headphones to create opposing sound waves, all aimed at improving clarity, reducing distortion, and focusing on desired content by isolating noise from the primary signal.

Inflected Forms

noise reductions (plural)

Questions

What does noise reduction mean?
The process of removing unwanted disturbances (noise) from signals like audio, images, or video, using techniques such as spectral gating for audio to filter out constant hums (like hiss or fans) or active noise control (ANC) in headphones to create opposing sound waves, all aimed at improving clarity, reducing distortion, and focusing on desired content by isolating noise from the primary signal.

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