acoustic
/əˈku.stɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.98 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.
adj
Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.
adj
Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.
adj
Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.
noun
The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.
noun
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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin acousticusbor. English acoustic Borrowed from Medieval Latin acousticus, acūsticus, from Ancient Greek ἀκουστῐκός (akoustĭkós, “of or for hearing”), from ἀκούω (akoúō, “to hear”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, adjectival suffix).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: acousticus, ἀκουστῐκός
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈku.stɪk/
- British English: /əˈkuː.stɪk/
Usage
Inflected Forms
acoustical (alternative)
acoustick (alternative)
acoustics (plural)
more acoustic (comparative)
most acoustic (superlative)