Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychosonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: psy-choson-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the effects of sound on the mind or soul.

Example Sentences

"Some of the Sonic Meditations, the sound of the conch shell, sounds received during dreams, and imagined sounds are psychosonic. Oliveros has always been attracted to the sacred power of sound in shamanism[…]"
"At one time psychosonic procedures were kept secret, but Gray admonishes, "most of them are now being used by commercial or political groupings for influencing whichever section of the Mass mind they want to dominate.""
"The Trials is an exploration technique whereby I put an album through a series of psychosonic experiments. It is a system that I use to investigate music, taking note of how the music impacts me on various levels: body, mind, spirit and emotion."

Etymology

From psycho- + sonic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: psycho

Inflected Forms

more psychosonic (comparative) most psychosonic (superlative)

Questions

What does psychosonic mean?: Relating to the effects of sound on the mind or soul.
Where does psychosonic come from?: From psycho- + sonic.

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