shot effect

noun

, Electronics.

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shot effect¹

Translation of German Schroteffekt (1918), equivalent to Schrot small shot, buckshot + Effekt effect

Example Sentences

The silk dyes a pale pink while the general effect is that of a fine fawn brown with a reddish shot effect.

From Project Gutenberg