ground noise vs background

background vs ground noise

ground noise and background both are nouns.

ground noise is not a verb while background is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ground noise	Yes	No	No	No
background	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, background is a hypernym of ground noise; that is, background is a word with a broader meaning than ground noise:

ground noise: extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal
background: extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured

Other hypernyms of ground noise include background signal.

ground noise (noun)	background (noun)
extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal	scenery hung at back of stage
	(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
	a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
	the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
	information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
	extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
	relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
	the state of the environment in which a situation exists

ground noise (verb)	background (verb)
	understate the importance or quality of

Difference between ground noise and background

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