acoustics
(used with a singular verb)Physics. the branch of physics that deals with sound and sound waves.
(used with a plural verb) the qualities or characteristics of a room, auditorium, stadium, etc., that determine the audibility or fidelity of sounds in it.
Origin of acoustics
1Other words from acoustics
- hy·per·a·cous·tics, noun
Words Nearby acoustics
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How to use acoustics in a sentence
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The Alvin’s inaugural years in the 1960s focused on salvage, acoustics research and other naval needs until other funding agencies stepped in.
A new book explores how military funding shaped the science of oceanography | Alka Tripathy-Lang | April 16, 2021 | Science NewsOne, with a grand main chamber dramatically illuminated by candle niches, recently shared its acoustics during a concert.
In order to understand what follows we must make a short excursion into the realm of acoustics.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerIt is literally a falling off, and on the principles of acoustics must of necessity make the tone thin.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph Pearce
Here I've spent heaven knows how much on the acoustics of this theatre, and I can't make out a word she says.
The Regent | E. Arnold BennettHe had to devise his own governors for the synchronous mechanism, and here his knowledge of acoustics helped him.
Heroes of the Telegraph | J. MunroBut the courtrooms are stuffy little dens, illy ventilated, awkwardly placed, and with the poorest of acoustics.
The Everett massacre | Walker C. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for acoustics
/ (əˈkuːstɪks) /
(functioning as singular) the scientific study of sound and sound waves
(functioning as plural) the characteristics of a room, auditorium, etc, that determine the fidelity with which sound can be heard within it
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Scientific definitions for acoustics
[ ə-kōō′stĭks ]
Used with a singular verb The scientific study of sound and its transmission.
Used with a plural verb The total effect of sound, especially as produced in an enclosed space.
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