Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microacoustics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-croa-cous-tics
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of very weak or minor sounds.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- 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 Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English acoustics English microacoustics From micro- + acoustics.

Usage

Questions

What does microacoustics mean?
The study of very weak or minor sounds.
Where does microacoustics come from?
Etymology tree English micro- 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 Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English acoustics English microacoustics From micro- + acoustics.

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