This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
shot effect
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Electronics.
random fluctuations in the emission of electrons from a hot cathode, causing a hissing or sputtering sound (shot noise ) in an audio amplifier and causing snow on a television screen.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Also called Schottky noise.
Origin of shot effect
Words nearby shot effect
Shostakovich, shot, shot-blasting, shot clock, shote, shot effect, shot glass, shotgun, shotgun microphone, shotgun wedding, shot heard round the world
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use shot effect in a sentence
The silk dyes a pale pink while the general effect is that of a fine fawn brown with a reddish shot effect.
The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics|Franklin Beech