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gammatone

gammatone noun: a linear filter described by an impulse response that is the product of a gamma distribution and sinusoidal tone, often used to model the auditory system.

Noun

gammatone (plural gammatones)

  1. A linear filter described by an impulse response that is the product of a gamma distribution and sinusoidal tone, often used to model the auditory system.

Forms of gammatone

pluralgammatones

Origin of gammatone

From gamma + tone.

Questions about gammatone

What does gammatone mean?
Gammatone means a linear filter described by an impulse response that is the product of a gamma distribution and sinusoidal tone, often used to model the auditory system.
What part of speech is gammatone?
Gammatone is a noun.
What is the plural of gammatone?
The plural of gammatone is gammatones.

Words near gammatone in the dictionary

  1. gammaroideans
  2. gammas
  3. gammatia
  4. gammation
  5. gammations
  6. gammatone
  7. gammatones
  8. gammaxene
  9. gamme
  10. gammed
  11. Gammel

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