acoustic
English
Alternative forms
- acoustick (obsolete)
Etymology
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).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈkuːstɪk/
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Adjective
acoustic (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
- (music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification, as an acoustic guitar or acoustic piano.
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to hearing or the science of sounds
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producing or produced without electrical amplification
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Derived terms
Derived terms
- acoustic bass guitar
- acoustic duct: the auditory duct, or external passage of the ear.
- acoustic guitar
- 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.
- acoustic-electric
- acoustics: the science of sound
Noun
acoustic (plural acoustics)
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