SOUND PERCEPTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sound perception mean? 

• SOUND PERCEPTION (noun)
  The noun SOUND PERCEPTION has 1 sense:

1. the perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon

  Familiarity information: SOUND PERCEPTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOUND PERCEPTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

auditory perception; sound perception

Hypernyms ("sound perception" is a kind of...):

perception (the process of perceiving)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sound perception"):

speech perception (the auditory perception (and comprehension) of speech)

musical perception (the auditory perception of musical sounds)