catacoustic

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adjective

Of or relating to catacoustics.

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

adjectivecatacoustic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to catacoustics.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ)
  6. Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ- (kătă-)
  7. Englishcata-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  12. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  13. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  14. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  15. Medieval Latinacousticus
  16. Englishacoustic
  17. Englishcatacoustic

From cata- + acoustic.

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APA

catacoustic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catacoustic

MLA

“catacoustic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catacoustic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catacoustic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catacoustic.

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