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soundscape

[ sound-skeyp ]

noun

  1. the component sounds of an environment.
  2. the component sounds of a piece of music.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of soundscape1

First recorded in 1965–70; sound 1( def ) + -scape ( def )
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Example Sentences

At least in this short time frame, the soundscape patterns were “relatively resilient,” the researchers suggested.

So-called soundscapes are the tapestry of sounds that come together in a given place, from human-associated noises like motors to chimes brought on by wind, rain, and animal calls.

Females survey the soundscape, gravitating towards the loudest and largest males.

Especially as the pandemic has rearranged our world, our routines, our soundscapes.

Data collected by an underwater microphone dropped into Monterey Bay in California to record the region’s soundscape for five years allowed Oestreich and his colleagues to eavesdrop on whales that visited the bay.

The study showed that the soundscape you listen to has an influence on the emotional tone of your dream.

There is one song, however, I never get sick of this time of year, my ray of light in the wintery soundscape.

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