psychoacoustics

[ sahy-koh-uh-koo-stiks or, especially British, -uh-kou- ]

noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. the study of sound perception.

Origin of psychoacoustics

1
First recorded in 1945–50; psycho- + acoustics

Other words from psychoacoustics

  • psy·cho·a·cous·tic, psy·cho·a·cous·ti·cal, adjective

Words Nearby psychoacoustics

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British Dictionary definitions for psychoacoustics

psychoacoustics

/ (ˌsaɪkəʊəˈkuːstɪks) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular) psychol the study of the relationship between sounds and their physiological and psychological effects

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