Meanings
adjectiveanacoustic (comparative more anacoustic, superlative most anacoustic)
comparative more anacoustic · superlative most anacoustic
- anechoic, soundless
- natural sciencesDescribing the upper reaches of the atmosphere, and of space, in which the concentration of molecules is too small to support the propagation of sound
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
- Englishan-
- 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
- Englishanacoustic
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Cite this entry
APA
anacoustic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anacoustic
MLA
“anacoustic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anacoustic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anacoustic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anacoustic.
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