acoustic phenomenon

Other forms: acoustic phenomena

Definitions of acoustic phenomenon

1. noun

   a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound
   types:

   distortion

   a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)

   acoustic projection, projection, sound projection

   the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality

   amplitude distortion, nonlinear distortion

   distortion that occurs when the output signal does not have a linear relation to the input signal

   type of:

   physical phenomenon

   a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy