acoustique

French

Etymology

Coined by the physicist Joseph Sauveur (1653–1716) from Ancient Greek ἀκουστικός (akoustikós), from ἀκούω (akoúō, “hear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.kus.tik/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Homophone: acoustiques

Adjective

acoustique (plural acoustiques)

acoustic (pertaining to hearing or the science of sounds)

Derived terms

guitare acoustique

Noun

acoustique f (plural acoustiques)

acoustics

Further reading

“acoustique” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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