acoustic

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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)

  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.

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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)

  1. (medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
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