shot noise

noun

Electronics. See under shot effect.

Origin of shot noise

First recorded in 1975–80

shot effect

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.

Origin of shot effect

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

Also called Schottky noise.

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British Dictionary definitions for shot noise

shot noise

shot effect

noun

the inherent electronic noise arising in an electric current because of the discontinuous nature of conduction by electronsAlso called: Schottky noise (ˈʃɒtkɪ)

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