hydroacoustics

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noun

Any of various sciences and technologies dealing with sound transmitted through water.

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

nounhydroacoustics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny of various sciences and technologies dealing with sound transmitted through water.

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. Englishacoustics
  17. Englishhydroacoustics

From hydro- + acoustics.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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