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the scientific study of all the psychological interactions between humans and the world of sound; includes the perception and production of speech
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Psychoacoustics — is the study of subjective human perception of sounds. Alternatively it can be described as the study of the psychological correlates of the physical parameters of acoustics. Background Hearing is not a purely mechanical phenomenon of wave… … Wikipedia
psychoacoustics — [sī΄kō ə ko͞os′tiks] n. [ PSYCHO + ACOUSTICS] the study of how sounds are heard subjectively and of the individual s response to sound stimuli psychoacoustic adj. psychoacoustical … English World dictionary
psychoacoustics — noun plural but singular in construction Date: 1948 a branch of science dealing with the perception of sound, the sensations produced by sounds, and the problems of communication • psychoacoustic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
psychoacoustics — psychoacoustic, psychoacoustical, adj. /suy koh euh kooh stiks/ or, esp. Brit., / euh kow /, n. (used with a sing. v.) the study of sound perception. [1945 50; PSYCHO + ACOUSTICS] * * * … Universalium
psychoacoustics — 1. A discipline combining experimental psychology and physics that deals with the physical features of sound as related to audition, as well as with the physiology and psychology of sound recepter processes. 2. The science pertaining to the… … Medical dictionary
psychoacoustics — psy·cho·acoustics … English syllables
psychoacoustics — /ˌsaɪkoʊəˈkustɪks/ (say .suykohuh koohstiks) noun the study of sounds in relation to their physiological and psychological effects …
psychoacoustics — “+ noun plural but singular in construction : a branch of science dealing with hearing, the sensations produced by sounds, and the problems of communication … Useful english dictionary
Absolute threshold of hearing — The absolute threshold of hearing (ATH) is the minimum sound level of a pure tone that an average ear with normal hearing can hear with no other sound present. The absolute threshold relates to the sound that can just be heard by the… … Wikipedia
Data compression — Source coding redirects here. For the term in computer programming, see Source code. In computer science and information theory, data compression, source coding or bit rate reduction is the process of encoding information using fewer bits than… … Wikipedia
