acoustooptic

a·cous·to·op·tics

[uh-koo-stoh-op-tiks]
noun ( used with a singular verb )
the science and technology of the interactions between sound waves and light waves passing through material media, especially as applied to the modulation and deflection of laser beams by ultrasonic waves.

Origin:
1970–75; acoust(ic) + -o- + optics

a·cous·to·op·tic, a·cous·to·op·ti·cal, adjective
a·cous·to·op·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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