acoustician

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noun

One versed in acoustics, especially a physicist who specializes in acoustics.

OriginEnglish acoustic ← Medieval Latin acousticus ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós) →
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Meanings

nounacoustician (plural acousticians)

plural acousticians

  1. One versed in acoustics, especially a physicist who specializes in acoustics.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  5. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  6. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  7. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  8. Medieval Latinacousticus
  9. Englishacoustic
  10. Englishacoustician

From acoustic + -ian.

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Translations

Finnish akustikko
  • akustikkoOne versed in acoustics
German Akustiker, Akustikerin
  • AkustikerOne versed in acoustics
  • AkustikerinOne versed in acoustics
Polish akustyk
  • akustykOne versed in acoustics
Portuguese acusticista
  • acusticistaOne versed in acoustics
Swedish akustiker
  • akustikerOne versed in acoustics
Cite this entry
APA

acoustician. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustician

MLA

“acoustician.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustician. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acoustician,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustician.

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