radio noise

Thân thiện

A radio noise crackles from the old receiver on the shelf.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Radio noise: Electromagnetic interference or static occurring at radio wavelengths, often causing disruption to radio signal reception.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The radio noise made it difficult to hear the emergency broadcast.
  • Solar flares can cause significant radio noise, affecting satellite communications.

Advanced Usage

• "To be plagued by radio noise": To be persistently troubled by disruptive static.
  • The remote research station was plagued by radio noise during the geomagnetic storm.

Variants and Related Words

• Radio frequency interference (RFI): A more technical term for unwanted disturbances in the radio frequency spectrum.
• Static: A common synonym for random radio noise, especially audible crackling.

Synonyms

• Interference: Disturbance that affects a signal.
• Static: Crackling or hissing noise on a radio or other communications device.

Related Phrases

• Background radio noise: The constant, low-level static present in any radio receiver.
  • The background radio noise increased as we drove under the power lines.

Related Idioms

• It's all static: Used figuratively to mean information is confusing, meaningless, or full of interference.
  • I couldn't understand his report; it was all static to me.

Học thuật

Noun

1. static at radio wavelengths