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7 dictionary results for: Acoustic
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
a·cous·tic       [uh-koo-stik] Pronunciation Key
–adjective Also, a·cous·ti·cal.
1.pertaining to the sense or organs of hearing, to sound, or to the science of sound.
2.(of a building material) designed for controlling sound.
3.Music.
a.of, pertaining to, or being a musical instrument whose sound is not electrically enhanced or modified.
b.arranged for or made up of such instruments: an acoustic solo; an acoustic group.
–noun
4.Obsolete. a remedy for deafness or imperfect hearing.
[Origin: 1595–1605; < Gk akoustikós. See acouasm, -tic]

—Related forms
a·cous·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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a·cous·tic       (ə-kōō'stĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   also a·cous·ti·cal (-stĭ-kəl)
  1. Of or relating to sound, the sense of hearing, or the science of sound.
    1. Designed to carry sound or to aid in hearing.
    2. Designed to absorb or control sound: acoustic tile.
    3. Of or being an instrument that does not produce or enhance sound electronically: an acoustic guitar; an acoustic bass.
    4. Being a performance that features such instruments: opened the show with an acoustic set.
  3. Music
    1. Of or being an instrument that does not produce or enhance sound electronically: an acoustic guitar; an acoustic bass.
    2. Being a performance that features such instruments: opened the show with an acoustic set.

n.   Music
An acoustic instrument.


[Greek akoustikos, pertaining to hearing, from akouein, to hear; see kous- in Indo-European roots.]

a·cous'ti·cal·ly adv.
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acoustic 
1605, from Fr. acoustique, from Gk. akoustikos "pertaining to hearing," from akoustos "heard, audible," from akouein "to hear," from copulative prefix a- + koein "to mark, perceive, hear," from PIE base *(s)keu- "to notice, observe" (see caveat). Acoustics is attested from 1683. Acoustic guitars (as opposed to electric) first attested 1966.

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acoustic

adjective
1. of or relating to the science of acoustics; "acoustic properties of a hall" 

noun
1. a remedy for hearing loss or deafness 

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acoustic a·cous·tic (ə-k&oomacr;'stĭk) or a·cous·ti·cal (-stĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of or relating to sound, the sense of hearing, or the perception of sound.

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Acoustic

A*cous"tic\ (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique, Gr. ? relating to hearing, fr. ? to hear.] Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.

Acoustic duct, the auditory duct, or external passage of the ear.

Acoustic telegraph, a telegraph making audible signals; a telephone.

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.

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Acoustic

A*cous"tic\, n. A medicine or agent to assist hearing.

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