Soundscape

Pronunciation

• IPA: /saÊŠndskeɪp/Rhymes: -eɪp

Origin

sound + scape

Full definition of soundscape

Noun

1. An acoustic environment, a virtual/emotional environment created using sound.
• 1958, BBC, , volume 59, page 475Kleist’s drama is in that tradition and Mr. Bakewell was always in command of it. His soundscape of the field of Fehrbellin presented a tremendous panorama to the mind’s eye.
2. A soundscape composition - an electroacoustic musical composition creating a sound portrait of a sound environment.