microacoustics

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noun

The study of very weak or minor sounds.

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

nounmicroacoustics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe study of very weak or minor sounds.

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. Englishacoustics
  15. Englishmicroacoustics

From micro- + acoustics.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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