English Explanatory Dictionary

unacoustic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having poor acoustic properties; not conducive to the projection of sound; tending to muffle or muddy sounds.
  2. Lacking sound or sonority; silent or muffled.
  3. Having a frequency outside the range of audible sounds.
  4. Not acoustic; electronically generated or amplified.

Word forms

unacoustic more unacoustic most unacoustic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- 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 unacoustic From un- + acoustic.

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