shot noise
noun
Electronics. See under shot effect.
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Origin of shot noise
First recorded in 1975–80
Words nearby shot noise
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Definition for shot noise (2 of 2)
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.
Also called Schottky noise.
Origin of shot effect
translation of German Schroteffekt (1918), equivalent to Schrot small shot, buckshot + Effekt effect
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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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