psychoacoustics

[sahy-koh-uh-koo-stiks, -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 Word Forms

• psychoacoustic adjective
• psychoacoustical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychoacoustics¹

First recorded in 1945–50; psycho- + acoustics