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acoustics

/əˈkuː.stɪks/

acoustics noun: the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws. Also the plural of acoustic.

Noun

acoustics (uncountable)

  1. The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.
    • "Acoustics, then, or the science of sound, is a very consderable branch of physics, and one which has been cultivated from the earliest ages.1831, John Herschel, Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy, London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green: Paternoster Row, and John Taylor, Upper Gower Street, page 248
  2. The properties of a space that affect how sound carries.
    • The acoustics in the opera house gave the whole concert a spooky sound.

Also used as

acoustics is also the plural of acoustic.

acoustics meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian

acoustics in Tamil

the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
ஒலியியல் oliyiyal

acoustics in Tagalog

the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
tunugan

acoustics in Malay

the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
akustik, kaji bunyi

acoustics in Indonesian

the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
akustika
More languagesFewer languages
acoustics in Thai
สวนศาสตร์ sà-wá-ná-sàat
acoustics in Vietnamese
âm học

Forms of acoustics

alternative form (obsolete)acousticks

Origin of acoustics

From acoustic + -s.

Words formed from acoustics

Questions about acoustics

What does acoustics mean?
Acoustics means the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.
What is acoustics in Tamil?
Acoustics in Tamil is ஒலியியல் (oliyiyal). See Acoustics meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acoustics?
Acoustics is a noun.
How do you pronounce acoustics?
Acoustics is pronounced /əˈkuː.stɪks/.

Words near acoustics in the dictionary

  1. acousticomotor
  2. acousticon
  3. acousticons
  4. acousticopalpebral
  5. acousticophobia
  6. acoustics
  7. acousto-
  8. acousto-elastic
  9. acousto-elasticity
  10. acousto-electric
  11. acousto-electrical

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