NOISE LEVEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does noise level mean? 

• NOISE LEVEL (noun)
  The noun NOISE LEVEL has 1 sense:

1. the amplitude level of the undesired background noise

  Familiarity information: NOISE LEVEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NOISE LEVEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The amplitude level of the undesired background noise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

background level; noise level

Hypernyms ("noise level" is a kind of...):

amplitude (greatness of magnitude)

 Context examples 

Human-created noise has increased steadily in recent decades and getting these first recordings allows scientists in the future to determine if the noise levels are growing and how this might affect marine animals that use sound to communicate, navigate and feed, such as whales, dolphins and fish.

(Seven miles deep, the ocean is still a noisy place, NOAA)