Wiktionary

acoustic

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French acoustique, from Ancient Greek ἀκουστικός (akoustikós, “auditory”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (“to be sharp-eared”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + *h₂ows- (“ear”) + *yé- (denominative suffix).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /əˈkuːstɪk/
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AdjectiveEdit

acoustic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
  2. (music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification, as an acoustic guitar or acoustic piano.

Derived termsEdit

  • acoustic duct (the auditory duct, or external passage of the ear)
  • acoustic telegraph (a telegraph making audible signals; a telephone, notably used on ships)
  • acoustic vessels (brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance)

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    NounEdit

    acoustic (plural acoustics)

    1. (medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
    2. Clipping of acoustic guitar.
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