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sonification

sonification

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To turn information into sound so people can hear patterns
  • noun
  • /ˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: sonificación

Examples

  • Like so when I think of data sonification, there are a lot of different, which I call them dimensions that you can queue on.

  • Make Good Neighborhoods' prototype of 19 fence-mounted speakers broadcasts unique sounds from each of San Francisco's 19 neighborhoods to create a "data sonification field" in which the entire city could be experienced aurally.

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  • Sonification allows scientists to represent complex data as sonification, making patterns easier to understand.

  • The researchers used sonification to transform temperature data into audio signals, helping listeners identify trends.

  • By utilizing sonification, the team converted the fluctuating stock prices into music, revealing underlying market behaviors.

Surface Forms

sonification singular
sonifications plural

Morphology

sonification = sonify (semi-transparent) = sonify + ation

Built from the technical verb 'sonify' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ation'; the formation is regular but the specific technical meaning (data represented as sound) is specialized.

Etymology

Sonification comes from the Latin root sonus meaning 'sound' and the ending -fication meaning 'making', the same root you see in sonic. So sonification is 'making sound' and means turning data into sound to help people hear patterns.