Acoustic encoding in the encoding of sounds, that is, in laymen's terms. But in a more grammatically superior way of speech it is the encoding of auditory impulses.
Acoustic is a general term and used in terms of sound.
Technically, sound encoding means conversion of sound into electrical signal for the transmission.
Acoustic encoding means listening something and understanding it. Rhythm may have different words that are repetitive which must be understood clearly and remembered.
By repeating those words in our brain continuously will help to better keep it in memory.