acoustic mirror

noun

A passive device for reflecting and often focusing sound waves, chiefly used to provide early warning of incoming aircraft (by detecting the sound of their engines).

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sound mirror
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Meanings

nounacoustic mirror (plural acoustic mirrors)

plural acoustic mirrors

  1. A passive device for reflecting and often focusing sound waves, chiefly used to provide early warning of incoming aircraft (by detecting the sound of their engines).

    Synonyms: sound mirror

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA passive device for reflecting and often focusing sound waves, chiefly used to provide early warning of incoming aircraft (by detecting the sound of their engines).

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sound mirror
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acoustic mirror. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustic%20mirror

MLA

“acoustic mirror.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustic%20mirror. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acoustic mirror,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustic%20mirror.

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