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acoustics
[ uh-koo-stiks ]
noun
- (used with a singular verb) Physics. the branch of physics that deals with sound and sound waves.
- (used with a plural verb) the qualities or characteristics of a room, auditorium, stadium, etc., that determine the audibility or fidelity of sounds in it.
acoustics
/ əˈːɪ /
noun
- functioning as singular the scientific study of sound and sound waves
- functioning as plural the characteristics of a room, auditorium, etc, that determine the fidelity with which sound can be heard within it
acoustics
- The scientific study of sound and its transmission.
- The total effect of sound, especially as produced in an enclosed space.
Other Word Forms
- p··dzܲt noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of acoustics1
Example Sentences
Their sonic range can go anywhere from mellow, feel-good acoustics to strained vocals over hard-hitting electric guitar riffs.
Once a scrappy pickup band that played in a high school auditorium with awful acoustics, it is now a world-class ensemble with its own world-class concert hall.
But before closing the curtain, he is bringing his brokenhearted acoustics and cowboy hat to L.A.’s Wiltern for two sold-out shows on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The acoustics are best up there, and I bought a pair of opera glasses just to see her.
The acoustics shine in what had come to be known as Copley Symphony Hall, now named Jacobs Music Center.
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