surface noise
noun Audio.
extraneous noise caused by physical wear or a physical flaw on a phonograph record or in a pickup system, rather than by a flaw in the equipment.
Origin of surface noise
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby surface noise
British Dictionary definitions for surface noise
surface noise
noun
noise produced by the friction of the needle or stylus of a record player with the rotating record, caused by a static charge, dust, or irregularities on the surface of a record