Disciplines and Occupations

Acoustics

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)

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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)

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  • Acoustic

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Indexed with the subheadings instrumentation.

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in speech & hearing research & for the environment (home, hospital, facilities, theater, etc.)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acoustics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000162. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000162
  2. Acoustics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustics
  3. Acoustics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82811