Sonification is the use of non-speech audio to convey information or perceptualize data. Auditory perception has advantages in temporal, amplitude, and frequency resolution that open possibilities as an alternative or complement to visualization techniques. For example, the rate of clicking of a Geiger counter conveys the level of radiation in the... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonification
Son`i·fi·ca'tion noun [ Latin sonus sound + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See - fy .] The act of producing sound, as the stridulation of insects. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/144