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nonacoustic

nonacoustic adjective: not acoustic.

Adjective

nonacoustic (not comparable)

  1. Not acoustic.
    • For reducing tonal noise, e.g., generated by engines and propellers, the reference microphone can be replaced by a nonacoustic reference sensor, e.g., a tachometer or an optical or inductive sensor.2002, Gillian M. Davis, Noise Reduction in Speech Applications, →ISBN, page 313
    • In addition, the score features common acoustic and nonacoustic Western instruments, including keyboards, synthesized drums and bass, electric and acoustic guitar, piano, and accordion.2015, Elsie Walker, Understanding Sound Tracks Through Film Theory, →ISBN

Origin of nonacoustic

From non- + acoustic.

Questions about nonacoustic

What does nonacoustic mean?
Nonacoustic means not acoustic.
What part of speech is nonacoustic?
Nonacoustic is an adjective.

Words near nonacoustic in the dictionary

  1. nonacosane
  2. nonacosanoic
  3. nonacosanoic acid
  4. nonacosanol
  5. nonacosene
  6. nonacoustic
  7. nonacoustical
  8. nonacq.
  9. nonacquaintance
  10. nonacquaintances
  11. nonacquainted

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