microacoustic

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adjective

Of or relating to microacoustics.

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

adjectivemicroacoustic (not comparable)

alternative archaic micracoustic

  1. not comparableOf or relating to microacoustics.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  10. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  11. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  12. Medieval Latinacousticus
  13. Englishacoustic
  14. Englishmicroacoustic

From micro- + acoustic.

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APA

microacoustic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microacoustic

MLA

“microacoustic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microacoustic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microacoustic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microacoustic.

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