shot noise


noun

Electronics. See under shot effect.

Origin of shot noise

First recorded in 1975–80

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

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 electrons Also called: Schottky noise (ˈʃɒtkɪ)