Acoustic

Quick meaning: Acoustic is an adjective meaning Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.

Meaning

Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.

More Meanings

1. (music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.
2. (transferred sense, humorous or proscribed) Nonelectric; mechanical or otherwise basic.
3. (usually in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.
4. (medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
5. Clipping of acoustic guitar.
6. (social media, sometimes offensive, sometimes humorous) Euphemistic form of autistic.

Example Sentences

acoustic bike

Coordinate term: unplugged

acoustic guitar, acoustic piano

Spinners are for severely acoustic children

Word Forms

• acoustical
• acoustick
• acoustics

Synonyms for acoustic

Depending on context, synonyms include analog, artistic, acoustical.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include acoustical, ultrasonic, vibrational, audio, aural, auditory.

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