electroacoustic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to electroacoustics.

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

adjectiveelectroacoustic (comparative more electroacoustic, superlative most electroacoustic)

comparative more electroacoustic · superlative most electroacoustic

  1. Of or pertaining to electroacoustics.
  2. soundentertainmentacoustic sounds that are manipulated and processed by electronic devices, e.g. altering vocals with a vocoder

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
acoustoelectric
Also see
acoustoelectric

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  10. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  11. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  12. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  13. Medieval Latinacousticus
  14. Englishacoustic
  15. Englishelectroacoustic

From electro- + acoustic.

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Translations

Catalan electroacústic
  • electroacústicof or pertaining to electroacoustics
Finnish sähköakustinen, elektroakustinen
  • sähköakustinenof or pertaining to electroacoustics
  • elektroakustinenof or pertaining to electroacoustics
French électroacoustique
  • électroacoustiqueof or pertaining to electroacoustics
Greek ηλεκτρακουστικός
  • ηλεκτρακουστικός (ilektrakoustikós)of or pertaining to electroacoustics
Polish elektroakustyczny
  • elektroakustycznyof or pertaining to electroacoustics
Portuguese eletroacústico
  • eletroacústicoof or pertaining to electroacoustics

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

acoustoelectric
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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