sonification

American  

[sah-ni-fi-kay-shuhn] / ˌsɑ nɪ fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

• sonifications
  plural

1. the act or process of sonifying something, especially a set of quantitative data.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sonifications
  plural

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Example Sentences

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sonification sonifications

“We want to invent this feeling of being inside these universes, the sonification of nature in tune with what we call generative reality.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

But for someone listening to a sonification, the experience is linear since data are converted into tones that must be played back one at a time.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024

With exoplanets, sonification can convey the mathematical relationships of their orbits.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2024

“If I listen to a sonification of a dataset, it will tell me a slightly different story than if I’m just looking,” says Arcand.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 26, 2024

While Germolus makes a sort of jazz out of ocean nutrients, Jon Bellona uses data sonification to help us listen to the oceans breathe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023

Alongside the images, the agency also unveiled three new sonifications, which transform astronomical observations into sound, offering another way to experience the universe.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026

Western audiences would likely experience a learning curve with sonifications that employ, say, the sound of a Javanese gamelan, but a framework that contains such options can flex and adapt to the data’s needs.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2023

Harrison plans to use the open-source code he created for the show as a template for other sonifications.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2023

Q: Do you give concerts featuring your sonifications?

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 21, 2017

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