Definition of Bioacoustics

1. Noun. A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bioacoustics

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Medical Definition of Bioacoustics

1. The study of how organisms make and hear sounds, and how sounds affect them physically and behaviourally. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bioacoustics

bioabsorbable
bioabsorption
bioaccessibility
bioaccessible
bioaccumulants
bioaccumulate
bioaccumulated
bioaccumulates
bioaccumulating
bioaccumulation
bioaccumulation factor
bioaccumulative
bioaccumulatory
bioacoustic
bioacoustically
bioacoustics (current term)
bioactivatable
bioactivate
bioactivated
bioactivation
bioactive
bioactivities
bioactivity
bioadhesive
bioadhesives
bioaeration
bioaerosol
bioaerosols
bioaffinity sensor
bioaffluent

Literary usage of Bioacoustics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Noise and Military Service: Implications for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus by Larry Humes, Lois Mary Joellenbeck, Jane Durch (2006)
"He also served on the Working Group on Speech Understanding and Aging of the National Research Council Committee on Hearing, bioacoustics, and Biomechanics ..."

2. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"He was interested in bioacoustics and other aspects of biophysics. The study section agreed with my recommendation and suggested that I inquire whether he ..."

3. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"Use of bioacoustics could provide the data on fish abundance and distribution simultaneous with information on the birds' distribution, abundance, ..."

4. Hearing Loss Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National by Institute of Medicine (U. S.) (2006)
"... Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CHABA Committee on Hearing, bioacoustics, ..."

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