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pink noise

noun

Definition of pink noise

: a mixture of sound waves with an intensity that diminishes proportionally with frequency to yield approximately equal energy per octave — compare white noise

Examples of pink noise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Grandner describes pink noise as a hiss while brown noise is more of a shush. — Markham Heid, Time, "Why Not Everyone Should Sleep with a White Noise Machine," 4 June 2019

First Known Use of pink noise

1961, in the meaning defined above

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