acoustic
Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.
Adjective 3 meanings
Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.
Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.
“acoustic guitar, acoustic piano”
Nonelectric; mechanical or otherwise basic.
“acoustic bike”
Noun 2 meanings
The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.
A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin acousticus, acūsticus, from Ancient Greek ἀκουστῐκός (akoustĭkós, “of or for hearing”), from ἀκούω (akoúō, “to hear”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, adjectival suffix).
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ACOUSTIC at a glance
ACOUSTIC has 8 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (A 1 + C 3 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,194 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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