acoustic
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- acoustick (obsolete)
- acoustical
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin acousticus, from Ancient Greek ἀκουστῐκός (akoustikós, “of or for hearing”), from ἀκούω (akoúō, “to hear”) + -ῐκός (-ikós, adjectival suffix).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
acoustic (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.
- Synonym: auditory
- (architecture) (of building materials) Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.
- (of a device or system) Utilizing sound energy in its operation.
- (weaponry) (of an explosive mine or other weapon) Able to be set off by sound waves.
- (music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification.
- acoustic guitar, acoustic piano
Derived termsEdit
- acoustical
- acoustically
- acoustic bass
- acoustic bass guitar
- acoustic bassist
- acoustic coupler
- acoustic-electric
- acoustic emission
- acoustic energy
- acoustic guitar
- acoustic guitarist
- acoustician
- acoustic jamming
- acoustic meatus
- acoustic mirror
- acoustic neuroma
- acousticofacial
- acousticopalpebral
- acousticophobia
- acoustic perfume
- acoustics
- acoustic shock
- acousto-
- aeroacoustic
- anacoustic
- archaeoacoustic
- baryon acoustic oscillation
- bioacoustic
- catacoustic
- diacoustic
- echoacoustic
- electroacoustic
- electroacoustic
- geoacoustic
- hydroacoustic
- magnetoacoustic
- microacoustic
- nonacoustic
- optoacoustic
- otacoustic
- otoacoustic
- photoacoustic
- polyacoustic
- psychoacoustic
- semi-acoustic
- semiacoustic
- subacoustic
- superacoustic
- thermoacoustic
- vestibuloacoustic
- vibracoustic
- vibroacoustic
TranslationsEdit
pertaining to hearing or the science of sounds
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producing or produced without electrical amplification
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NounEdit
acoustic (plural acoustics)
- (usually in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.
- (medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
- Clipping of acoustic guitar.
TranslationsEdit
quality of a space for doing music
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ReferencesEdit
- “acoustic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “acoustic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary