Acoustic Definition

Acoustic:

The branch of physics that deals with sound and sound waves. In medicine it is often applied in procedures in speech and hearing studies. With regard to the environment, it refers to the characteristics of a room, auditorium, theatre, building, etc. that determines the audibility or fidelity of sounds in it. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Synonym: acoustics.

Terms Related to Acoustic

Speech Sound
The science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
Speech Acoustic
The acoustic aspects of speech in terms of frequency, intensity, and time.
Acoustic Perceptual Disorder
Acquired or developmental cognitive disorders of AUDITORY PERCEPTION characterized by a reduced ability to perceive information contained in auditory stimuli despite intact auditory pathways. Affected …
Acoustic Stimulation
Use of sound to elicit a response in the nervous system.
Spontaneous Oto Acoustic Emission Tinnitus
Sounds that are perceived in the absence of any external noise source which may take the form of buzzing, ringing, clicking, pulsations, and other noises. …
Acoustic Nerve Disorder
Diseases of the vestibular and/or cochlear (acoustic) nerves, which join to form the vestibulocochlear nerve. VESTIBULAR NEURITIS, cochlear neuritis, and acoustic neuromas (NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC) are …

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Acoustic Definition

Terms Related to Acoustic

Speech Sound

Speech Acoustic

Acoustic Perceptual Disorder

Acoustic Stimulation

Spontaneous Oto Acoustic Emission Tinnitus

Acoustic Nerve Disorder

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