geoacoustic

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adjective

Describing acoustic signals produced by seismic events

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

adjectivegeoacoustic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographyDescribing acoustic signals produced by seismic events

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  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. Englishgeoacoustic

From geo- + acoustic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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