ambisonics

A1M3B3I1S1O1N1I1C3S1

noun

A form of surround sound reproduction, using two or more transmission channels and four or more speakers, that attempts to reproduce directional properties of the sound

Scrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounambisonics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of surround sound reproduction, using two or more transmission channels and four or more speakers, that attempts to reproduce directional properties of the sound

Origin

Trade name, from ambi- + sonics.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French ambisonie
  • ambisonieTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

ambisonics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambisonics

MLA

“ambisonics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambisonics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambisonics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambisonics.

Source: ambisonics on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.