Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

acoustic guitar, acoustic piano

Coordinate term: unplugged

acoustic bike

KEY: I've had a banana in banana cake. WATSON: But you haven't had a sort of acoustic banana?

For a lot of people, riding a bike through a crowded city—or even on suburban avenues—might feel daunting. Should you get an electric or acoustic bicycle?

E-bikes have now become so popular that old-fashioned, human-powered ones are tagged as “analog” or “acoustic” bikes.

Implying mathematicians aren't acoustic. I'm an engineer, and even mathematicians freak me out with their autism.

Spinners are for severely acoustic children

Word Forms

• acoustical
• acoustick
• acoustics
• more acoustic
• most acoustic

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When Should You Use Acoustic?

Use acoustic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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