ionoacoustics

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noun

The acoustic properties of ions (charged particles). especially when interacting with uncharged matter

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

nounionoacoustics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe acoustic properties of ions (charged particles). especially when interacting with uncharged matter

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  4. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  5. Englishion
  6. Englishiono-
  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. Englishionoacoustics

From iono- + acoustics.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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