Meanings
nounacoustics (uncountable)
alternative obsolete acousticks
- uncountablenatural sciencesThe science that studies sound, its nature, behavior, and the laws that govern it.
"Acoustics, then, or the science of sound, is a very consderable branch of physics, and one which has been cultivated from the earliest ages.
1831, John Herschel, Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy, London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green: Paternoster Row, and John Taylor, Upper Gower Street, page 248 - uncountableThe properties of a space that influence sound propagation.
The acoustics in the opera house gave the whole concert a spooky sound.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
- Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
- Medieval Latinacousticus
- Englishacoustic
- Englishacoustics
Translations
Bulgarian акустика
- акустика (akustika)the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Catalan acústica
- acústicathe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Chinese Mandarin 声学
- 声学 (shēngxué)the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Czech akustika
- akustikathe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Dutch akoestiek
- akoestiekthe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Esperanto akustiko
- akustikothe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Finnish akustiikka
- akustiikkathe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
French acoustique
- acoustiquethe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
German Akustik
- Akustikthe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Greek ακουστική
- ακουστική (akoustikí)the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Hebrew אקוסטיקה, תורת הקול
- אקוסטיקה (akustiká)the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
- תורת הקול (torat ha-kól)the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Hungarian akusztika, hangtan
- akusztikathe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
- hangtanthe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Indonesian akustika
- akustikathe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Irish fuaimeolaíocht, acústaic
- fuaimeolaíochtthe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
- acústaicthe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Italian acustica
- acusticathe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Japanese 音響学
- 音響学 (onkyōgaku)the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Latvian akustika
- akustikathe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Malay akustik, kaji bunyi
- akustikthe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
- kaji bunyithe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Māori mātai oro
- mātai orothe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Polish akustyka
- akustykathe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Portuguese acústica
- acústicathe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Russian аку́стика
- аку́стика (akústika)the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Scottish Gaelic fuaimearrachd
- fuaimearrachdthe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Spanish acústica
- acústicathe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Swedish akustik
- akustikthe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Tagalog tunugan
- tunuganthe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Tamil ஒலியியல்
- ஒலியியல் (oliyiyal)the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Thai สวนศาสตร์
- สวนศาสตร์ (sà-wá-ná-sàat)the science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Vietnamese âm học
- âm họcthe science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws
Cite this entry
APA
acoustics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustics
MLA
“acoustics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acoustics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustics.
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