optoacoustic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Describing any of several interactions between light and sound

Pronunciation

/ˌɑptoʊəˈkustɪk/ /ˌɒptəʊəˈkuːstɪk/

Word forms

optoacoustic more optoacoustic most optoacoustic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Ancient Greek ὄπωπᾰ (ópōpă) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek ὀπτός (optós)der. English opto- 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 English optoacoustic From opto- + acoustic.

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