psychoacoustic

/ˌsaɪkoʊəˈkuːstɪk/
adjective
  1. Relating to the way the human brain perceives and interprets sound.
    • Psychoacoustic effects explain why some sounds seem to come from different directions.
    • Psychoacoustic research helps engineers design better hearing aids.
    • The music producer used psychoacoustic principles to make the song sound louder without distortion.
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