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noun Phonetics.

any acoustic property of a speech sound that may be recorded and analyzed, as its fundamental frequency or formant structure.

an acoustic property that defines a class of speech sounds, especially in distinctive feature analysis, as acute, grave, or diffuse.

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How to use acoustic feature in a sentence

More recently, researchers have been training models that convert acoustic features directly to text transcriptions, potentially optimizing all parts for the end task.
Machine learning improves Arabic speech transcription capabilities|Ahmed Ali|November 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
His voice became faint if I ever lagged too far behind, an acoustic feature meant to imitate real life.
Meetings suck. Can we make them more fun?|Tanya Basu|September 8, 2021|MIT Technology Review
They are not responsible for any specific sound or acoustic feature of sounds except, possibly, accent or stress.
Language|Edward Sapir

British Dictionary definitions for acoustic feature

acoustic feature

noun

phonetics any of the acoustic components or elements present in a speech sound and capable of being experimentally observed, recorded, and reproduced

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