What does noised mean?
Noised is the past tense and past participle of the verb noise, a word whose meaning depends on what is being affected. In ordinary usage, to noise means to make a loud, disruptive, or distracting sound, though a sentence such as “the crowd noised the square” may sound literary or deliberately expressive. In electronics, communications, and signal processing, noise refers to unwanted random variation that interferes with meaningful information. A signal, recording, or measurement can therefore be noised when background interference makes it less clear or reliable. The word is relatively uncommon as a finite past-tense verb in everyday speech, but its past-participle form is useful in technical descriptions. It should not be confused with nosed, which concerns the nose or the action of smelling.
verbNoised is the past tense and past participle of noise. Depending on context, it means made a loud or distracting sound, or introduced random disturbance into a signal or other information.
- Made a loud or distracting sound.
- Introduced random disturbance into a signal, recording, or other information.
"The amplifier noised the recording with a sharp burst of static."
"The crowd noised the square long after the final whistle."
"Poor shielding noised the sensor readings and obscured the signal."
A signal can be clear enough to detect yet still be noised by tiny random disturbances that blur its meaning.
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Etymology of noised
The verb descends from the English word noise, which entered Middle English through Old French. Its deeper roots are generally traced through Medieval Latin and Latin terms associated with harm or injury, from which the related English adjective noxious also developed. The modern technical sense of noise for unwanted electrical or informational disturbance arose alongside the development of broadcasting, telecommunications, and signal-processing practices.
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How noised is actually used
Noised is not normally used for the simple physical act of making a sound; a more natural choice is made noise or made a racket. The past participle is common in technical contexts involving disturbed signals or recordings.
Easily confused with noised
Noised means made a loud sound or added random disturbance, whereas nosed means moved the nose forward or discovered something by smelling.