acoustic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

French acoustique < Greek ακουστικός (auditory).

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[edit] 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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• acoustics: the science of sound
• 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.

[edit] Noun

acoustic (plural acoustics)

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