environmental sound learning
nounUK /ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl saʊnd ˈlɜː.nɪŋ/
US /ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl saʊnd ˈlɝː.nɪŋ/
Learning to understand sounds around you, like birds or cars.
The baby used environmental sound learning to tell the doorbell from the phone.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer method that learns from everyday sounds to recognize them.
The smart speaker uses environmental sound learning to know when a kettle whistles.
3. A teaching approach that uses sounds in nature and the city to help students learn.
The teacher tried environmental sound learning by having kids match recordings to pictures.
4. The process of getting used to sounds in a new place.
After moving to the city, her environmental sound learning took a few weeks.