acoustics

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Scrabble points: 13
Words With Friends: 16
Letters: 9

Pronunciation

/əˈkuː.stɪks/

Definition of acoustics

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(uncountable)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.”

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noun

(uncountable)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.”
(uncountable)The properties of a space that affect how sound carries.

“The acoustics in the opera house gave the whole concert a spooky sound.”
(form-of, plural)plural of acoustic

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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.

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8-letter words

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CAUSTICS 12 pts

7-letter words

6 words

6-letter words

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5-letter words

39 words

4-letter words

45 words

3-letter words

33 words

2-letter words

14 words

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