bioacoustics en · NOUN
Etymology
From bio- + acoustics.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection.
Scientists have used bioacoustics—a subfield of ecology that relies on sound to make environmental analyses—for studying bats from afar, dolphin communication patters and more.
2024, Meghie Rodrigues, “The song of a missing bird may help scientists find it”, in Science News, page 4:
Deriveds
bioacoustic · bioacoustical · bioacoustician
Translations (4)
pl bioakustyka (a cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection) · hu bioakusztika (a cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection) · pt bioacústica (a cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection) · tl haytunugan (a cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection)