Acoustic Definition

ə-ko͝ostĭk
acoustical, acoustics
adjective
Of or relating to sound, the sense of hearing, or the science of sound.
American Heritage
Having to do with hearing or with sound as it is heard.
Webster's New World
Designed to carry sound or to aid in hearing.
American Heritage
Of acoustics.
Webster's New World
Designed to absorb or control sound.
Acoustic tile.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
An acoustic instrument.
American Heritage

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

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Origin of Acoustic

  • Greek akoustikos pertaining to hearing from akouein to hear kous- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French acoustique, from Ancient Greek ἀκουστικός (akoustikos, “auditory”).

    From Wiktionary

Acoustic Sentence Examples

  • Its acoustic properties are said to be almost perfect, and it has been named "the Auditorium."

  • Search and rescue messages will activate the acoustic alarm.

  • The acoustic properties of the theatre are extraordinarily good, a speaker in the orchestra being heard throughout the auditorium without raising his voice.

  • It's an understated, slow-paced ballad with a pleasant melody, and some lovely acoustic guitar refrains.

  • When a room has bad acoustic quality we can almost always assign the fault to Large smooth surfaces on the walls, floor or ceiling, which reflect or echo the voice of the speaker so that the direct waves sent out by him at any instant are received by a hearer with the waves sent out previously and reflected at these smooth surfaces.

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