open-airacoustics

noun

UK /ˌəʊpən ˈeə əˈkuːstɪks/

US /ˌoʊpən ˈer əˈkuːstɪks/

Open-air acoustics is how sound travels and is heard when you are outside.

The open-air acoustics of the park made the concert sound different from a hall.

SYNONYMS

outdoor sound open-space sound outside acoustics open-air sound

RELATED WORDS

echo sound waves amphitheater reverberation

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The study of how sound behaves in places with no walls or roof.

Engineers studied open-air acoustics before building the outdoor stage.

3. The natural sound quality of a wide outdoor space.

The open-air acoustics carried the music far across the field.

4. The way voices and instruments are heard at an outside event.

Good open-air acoustics helped everyone hear the speaker at the fair.