Meanings
adjectiveacoustomechanical (not comparable)
- not comparableThat converts sound into mechanical movement / action
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
- Englishacousto-
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Old Frenchmecanique
- Middle Englishmechanic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Middle Englishmechanical
- Englishmechanical
- Englishacoustomechanical
From acousto- + mechanical.
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APA
acoustomechanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustomechanical
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“acoustomechanical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustomechanical. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acoustomechanical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustomechanical.
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