Acoustic

Word ACOUSTIC
Character 8
Hyphenation a cous tic
Pronunciations /əˈkuːstɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Acoustic"

What do we mean by acoustic?

Of or relating to sound, the sense of hearing, or the science of sound. adjective

Designed to carry sound or to aid in hearing. adjective

Designed to absorb or control sound. adjective

Of or being an instrument that does not produce or enhance sound electronically. adjective

Being a performance that features such instruments. adjective

An acoustic instrument. noun

Pertaining to the sense or organs of hearing, or to the science of sound.

Same as acousmatic.

In medicine, a remedy for deafness or imperfect hearing. noun

Same as acousmatic. noun

Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory. adjective

The auditory duct, or external passage of the ear. adjective

A telegraph making audible signals; a telephone. adjective

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. adjective

A medicine or agent to assist hearing. noun

Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory. adjective

Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification, as an acoustic guitar or acoustic piano. adjective

A medicine or other agent to assist hearing. noun

A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Acoustic

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The word "acoustic" in example sentences

Jordan has a choral singing background but prefers the term 'acoustic music' rather than 'folk' to describe her work. ❋ Martin Chilton (2011)

"Villchur's development of what he called the acoustic suspension woofer made it possible for music lovers to buy loudspeakers that were domestically acceptable," Mr. Atkinson said in a 2009 interview. ❋ By DENNIS HEVESI (2011)

"The noises generated by ships create what I call acoustic smog," said Michel Andre, director of the Laboratory of Applied Bio-Acoustics in Barcelona. ❋ Unknown (2008)

They have set up a long-term acoustic monitoring device on the sea floor that will pick up marine mammal calls to help track the impact on population sizes over time. ❋ Ed Pilkington In New York (2010)

While surveying the calls of male frogs and toads engaged in acoustic displays for females, researchers recorded approximately 5,000 boreal chorus frogs, wood frogs and western toads at 54 beaver ponds over a two-year period. ❋ Unknown (2007)

With that said, I worry that the report might seem more promising that it is ... in acoustic terms, reducing noise by "50%" usually just means making a noise quieter by 10dB. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Except for the door and soundproof window, the entire studio is lined in acoustic tile with strange Pollockian patterns of tiny holes. ❋ Unknown (2005)

For that reason it is frequently called the acoustic nerve ( "hear" G), or auditory nerve ( "hear" L). ❋ Asimov, Isaac (1963)

These eerie silences were called "acoustic shadows." ❋ By KEN BURNS (2011)

But at the same time, you see, you still have that feel of an acoustic, which is totally different to an electric. ❋ Unknown (2010)

On my album, by the way, there is not a single machine--it's all acoustic, which is something I'm very proud of, especially in this day and age where it's challenging to get things like that made, but I went for it--I went for gold, Mike. ❋ Mike Ragogna (2011)

On Monday, one can attend a screening of F.W. Murnau's silent horror classic "Nosferatu" at BAMcinématek in Brooklyn, with a live score by the Norwegian performer Svarte Greiner, the innovator of an ambient music subgenre called "acoustic doom." ❋ Steve Dollar (2011)

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