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tonotopy

tonotopy noun: the spatial arrangement of the processing of sounds of different frequencies within the auditory system.

Noun

tonotopy (uncountable)

  1. The spatial arrangement of the processing of sounds of different frequencies within the auditory system.

Origin of tonotopy

From tono- + -topy.

Questions about tonotopy

What does tonotopy mean?
Tonotopy means the spatial arrangement of the processing of sounds of different frequencies within the auditory system.
What part of speech is tonotopy?
Tonotopy is a noun.

Words near tonotopy in the dictionary

  1. tonotaxis
  2. tonotopic
  3. tonotopical
  4. tonotopically
  5. tonotopicity
  6. tonotopy
  7. tonous
  8. tonqua
  9. tonqua bean
  10. tonqua beans
  11. tonquin

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