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psychoacoustics

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(sī′kō ə ko̵̅o̅s′tiks)

noun

the study of how sounds are heard subjectively and of the individual's response to sound stimuli

Origin: psycho- + acoustics

Related Forms:

psychoacoustic adjective or psychoacoustical

See psychoacoustics in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun (used with a sing. verb)

The scientific study of the perception of sound.

Related Forms:

psyˌcho·a·cousˈtic, psyˌcho·a·cousˈti·cal adjective

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