psychoacoustics

[ sahy-koh-uh-koo-stiksor, especially British, -uh-kou- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the study of sound perception.

psychoacoustics

/ ˌsaɪkəʊəˈkuːstɪks /

noun

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

Other Words From

• psycho·a·coustic psycho·a·cousti·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychoacoustics¹

First recorded in 1945–50; psycho- + acoustics