hydroacoustic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to hydroacoustics

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

adjectivehydroacoustic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to hydroacoustics

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  11. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  12. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  13. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  14. Medieval Latinacousticus
  15. Englishacoustic
  16. Englishhydroacoustic

From hydro- + acoustic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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