acousticsensor
nounUK /əˈkuː.stɪk ˈsen.sər/
US /əˈkuː.stɪk ˈsen.sɚ/
A device that listens for sounds and tells a machine what it hears.
The acousticsensor on the robot helped it find the ringing phone.
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2. A tool that measures how loud or soft a sound is.
The acousticsensor showed that the classroom was too noisy.
3. A part that turns sound waves into electric signals.
Engineers installed an acousticsensor to catch the hum of a broken motor.
4. A detector used underwater to pick up ship or animal sounds.
The acousticsensor picked up the song of a whale far away.