psychoacoustic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to psychoacoustics

OriginEnglish acoustic ← Medieval Latin acousticus ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivepsychoacoustic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to psychoacoustics

    Or at least, they seem to: Mr. Reich’s real discovery here is the power of the overtone series and of psychoacoustic effects.

    2009 July 27, Allan Kozinn, “2 Pianists in Supple, Flowing Dialogue”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
psychoacoustical

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  9. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  11. Medieval Latinacousticus
  12. Englishacoustic
  13. Englishpsychoacoustic

From psycho- + acoustic.

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Translations

Italian psicoacustico
  • psicoacusticoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

psychoacoustic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychoacoustic

MLA

“psychoacoustic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychoacoustic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychoacoustic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychoacoustic.

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