Etymology

radioacoustics

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Today it means: The study of the acoustics of sounds as carried and reproduced by radio Full definition →

English acoustics ← Medieval Latin acousticus ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
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  1. Latinradius
  2. Englishradio-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  8. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  9. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  10. Medieval Latinacousticus
  11. Englishacoustic
  12. Englishacoustics
  13. English todayradioacoustics

From radio- + acoustics.

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