acoustics - CISMeF

Preferred Label : acoustics;

MeSH definition : 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);

MeSH synonym : acoustic;

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

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustics;

Details

Origin ID

D000162;

UMLS CUI

C0001166;

Allowable qualifiers
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Acoustic [NCIt concept]
- Acoustic tubercle [FMA entity]
- Acoustics [PASCAL theme]
- Acoustics [UNESCO concept]
- sound [DeCS]
- sound [CISMeF resources Type]
Record concept(s)
- acoustics [MeSH concept]
See also
- psychoacoustics [MeSH Descriptor]
- speech acoustics [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Natural Phenomenon or Process [UMLS semantic type]

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