Acoustic

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  • adjective. Of or relating to sound, the sense of hearing, or the science of sound.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Designed to carry sound or to aid in hearing.
  • adjective. Designed to absorb or control sound.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Of or being an instrument that does not produce or enhance sound electronically.
  • adjective. Being a performance that features such instruments.
  • noun. An acoustic instrument.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to the sense or organs of hearing, or to the science of sound.
  • Same as acousmatic.
  • noun. In medicine, a remedy for deafness or imperfect hearing.
  • noun. Same as acousmatic.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A medicine or agent to assist hearing.
  • adjective. Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
  • adjective. the auditory duct, or external passage of the ear.
  • adjective. a telegraph making audible signals; a telephone.
  • adjective. brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
  • adjective. Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification, as an acoustic guitar or acoustic piano.
  • noun. A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of or relating to the science of acoustics
  • noun. a remedy for hearing loss or deafness
  • Word Usage
    "Jordan has a choral singing background but prefers the term 'acoustic music' rather than 'folk' to describe her work."
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