acoustic
English
/əˈkuːstɪk/
adj
Definitions
- Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
- (music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification, as an acoustic guitar or acoustic piano.
Etymology
Borrowed from French acoustique derived from Ancient Greek ἀκουστικός (auditory, of for hearing) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (be sharp-eared, hear well).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
Gloss
be sharp-eared, hear well
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acoustical English
- acoustically English
- acoustician English
- acousticky English
- acousticofacial English
- acousticopalpebral English
- acousticophobia English
- acoustics English
- aeroacoustic English
- anacoustic English
- archaeoacoustic English
- bioacoustic English
- bioacoustically English
- catacoustic English
- diacoustic English
- electroacoustic English
- electroacoustically English
- facial English
- geoacoustic English
- hydroacoustic English
- isooptoacoustic English
- magnetoacoustic English
- mechanoacoustic English
- microacoustic English
- nonacoustic English
- optoacoustic English
- optoacoustically English
- otacoustic English
- otoacoustic English
- otoacoustically English
- palpebral English
- photoacoustic English
- photoacoustically English
- photothermoacoustic English
- physioacoustic English
- polyacoustic English
- psychoacoustic English
- psychoacoustically English
- semi-acoustic English
- semiacoustic English
- subacoustic English
- superacoustic English
- thermoacoustic English
- unacoustic English
- vestibuloacoustic English
- vibracoustic English
- vibroacoustic English
- akustinen Finnish
- acustica Italian
- acustico Italian
- akoestiek Dutch, Flemish
- acoustique French
- acoustiquement French
- bioacoustique French
- thermoacoustique French
- électroacoustique French
- acústica Spanish, Castilian
- acústico Spanish, Castilian
- ἀκουστικός Ancient Greek
- ἀκούω Ancient Greek
- *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Indo-European
- acústica Portuguese
- acústico Portuguese
- *hauzijaną Proto-Germanic
- hieran Old English
- akustický Czech
- acústic Catalan, Valencian
- acústica Catalan, Valencian
- ακουστικός Greek (modern)
- *akouhō Proto-Hellenic
- facial
- acoustics
- palpebral
- diacoustic
- acousticky
- acoustical
- unacoustic
- otacoustic
- anacoustic
- bioacoustic
- nonacoustic
- subacoustic
- geoacoustic
- catacoustic
- otoacoustic
- acoustician
- polyacoustic
- semiacoustic
- optoacoustic
- vibracoustic
- aeroacoustic
- acoustically
- semi-acoustic
- vibroacoustic
- superacoustic
- hydroacoustic
- microacoustic
- photoacoustic
- physioacoustic
- psychoacoustic
- thermoacoustic
- isooptoacoustic
- electroacoustic
- otoacoustically
- acousticophobia
- bioacoustically
- archaeoacoustic
- magnetoacoustic
- acousticofacial
- mechanoacoustic
- optoacoustically
- photoacoustically
- vestibuloacoustic
- psychoacoustically
- acousticopalpebral
- electroacoustically
- photothermoacoustic