"SNR" meaning in English

See SNR in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: SNRs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} SNR (plural SNRs)
  1. (electronics, communication, mathematics) signal-to-noise ratio
  2. (astronomy) supernova remnant Related terms: SN [astronomy, natural-sciences]
    Sense id: en-SNR-en-noun-Pz6Pwfir Categories (other): Astronomy, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Supernovas Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 56 19 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 19 55 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 50 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 62 21 Disambiguation of Supernovas: 11 79 10 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. (acoustics) Initialism of Single Number Rating, a measure of the efficacy of hearing protection. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Single Number Rating (extra: a measure of the efficacy of hearing protection)
    Sense id: en-SNR-en-noun-8ckuFDRQ Categories (other): Acoustics

Inflected forms

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