scope:

This American National Standard provides definitions for terms used in human bioacoustics. Some additional general terms for measurement and instruments related to applications in psychoacoustics are also provided.

Purpose

The purpose of this Standard is to provide a unified compilation of common terminology for use in the discipline of human bioacoustics including hearing, speech, psychoacoustics, and physiological acoustics. This Standard is intended to be a counterpart and supplement to ANSI S 1 .1-1994 American National Standard Acoustical Terminology which provides terms and definitions used in general acoustics.