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psychoacoustics

[ sahy-koh-uh-koo-stiks or, especially British, -uh-kou- ]
/ ˌsaɪ koʊ əˈku stɪks or, especially British, -əˈkaʊ- /
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noun (used with a singular verb)
the study of sound perception.
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Origin of psychoacoustics

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

psychic energizer, psychic energy, psychic income, psychic research, psycho, psychoacoustics, psychoactive, psychoanal., psychoanalyse, psychoanalysis, psychoanalyst
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British Dictionary definitions for psychoacoustics

psychoacoustics
/ (ˌsaɪkəʊəˈkuːstɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) psychol the study of the relationship between sounds and their physiological and psychological effects
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