Acoustics
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈkuː.stɪks/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Acoustics is a noun meaning (physics) The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.
Meaning
(physics) The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.
More Meanings
- The properties of a space that affect how sound carries.
- plural of acoustic
Example Sentences
The acoustics in the opera house gave the whole concert a spooky sound.
"Acoustics, then, or the science of sound, is a very consderable branch of physics, and one which has been cultivated from the earliest ages.
Word Forms
- acoustics See
- acousticks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include acoustical, noise, acoustooptics, otoacoustics, bioacoustics, thermoacoustics.
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