sonoplastia

Portuguese

Etymology

From sono- +‎ -plastia, literally “the plastics of sound”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsõ.no.plasˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsõ.no.plasˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌsõ.no.plaʃˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌso.no.plasˈt͡ʃi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsɔ.nɔ.plɐʃˈti.ɐ/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.no.plaʃ.ˈti.a/
• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Hyphenation: so‧no‧plas‧ti‧a

Noun

sonoplastia f (uncountable)

1. (art) the technique of creating musical ambients, soundscapes and other sound effects, often used in music, theaters, radio, etc.

Related terms

• sonoplasta

 

Further reading

• “sonoplastia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “sonoplastia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024