micracoustic

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noun

An instrument for remedying or assisting imperfect hearing by making faint sounds audible.

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

adjectivemicracoustic (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableArchaic form of microacoustic.
nounmicracoustic (plural micracoustics)

plural micracoustics

  1. archaicAn instrument for remedying or assisting imperfect hearing by making faint sounds audible.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμικρός (mikrós)
  3. Englishmicr-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  9. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  11. Medieval Latinacousticus
  12. Englishacoustic
  13. Englishmicracoustic

From micr- + acoustic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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