English Explanatory Dictionary

acoustics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.
  2. The properties of a space that affect how sound carries.
noun
  1. plural of acoustic

Pronunciation

/əˈkuː.stɪks/ en-us-acoustics.ogg

Word forms

acoustics acoustics See acousticks

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin acousticusbor. English acoustic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English acoustics From acoustic + -s.

Related words

acoustic

Derived words

aeroacoustics archaeoacoustics bioacoustics ecoacoustics electroacoustics hydroacoustics ionoacoustics magnetoacoustics microacoustics noraconitine otoacoustics photoacoustics phytoacoustics polyacoustics psychoacoustics quantum acoustics radioacoustics thermoacoustics
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