Definitions for acoustic

acoustic a·cous·tic

Spelling: [uh-koo-stik]
IPA: /əˈku stɪk/

Acoustic is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 239 anagrams from letters in acoustic (acciostu).

Definitions for acoustic

noun

  1. Obsolete. a remedy for deafness or imperfect hearing.

adjective

  1. pertaining to the sense or organs of hearing, to sound, or to the science of sound.
  2. (of a building material) designed for controlling sound.
  3. Music. of, relating to, or being a musical instrument whose sound is not electrically enhanced or modified. arranged for or made up of such instruments:

Origin of acoustic

From the Greek word akoustikós, dating back to 1595-1605. See acouasm, -tic

Examples for acoustic

Microwave "pain rays" and acoustic crowd dispersal weapons already exist.

There would be no sound without the acoustic nerve and the brain.

This theatre it may be noted is one of the best for its acoustic properties in London.

George would take out his lyric book and acoustic guitar and play us the song we would be working on that day.

The Army suggests that laser, microwave or acoustic weapons are the answer.

George took his acoustic guitar and began showing me the chord changes, which I nervously wrote out on a chord chart.

I had frequently been struck by the acoustic properties of this hallway.

And how comes it that the disturbance always takes an acoustic form?

It was a lot of bonfires and acoustic guitar and kegs and all that stuff.

The purpose of the roof was doubtless to add to the acoustic effect.

Word Value for acoustic
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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