ecoacoustics

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noun

The science of the relationship between sound and the environment

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

nounecoacoustics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe science of the relationship between sound and the environment

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wóyḱos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*wóikos
  4. Ancient Greekϝοῖκος (woîkos)
  5. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  6. Latinoeco-
  7. Frenchéco-
  8. Englisheco-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  14. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  15. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  16. Medieval Latinacousticus
  17. Englishacoustic
  18. Englishacoustics
  19. Englishecoacoustics

From eco- + acoustics.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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