optoacoustic

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US/ˌɑptoʊəˈkustɪk/UK/ˌɒptəʊəˈkuːstɪk/

adjective

Describing any of several interactions between light and sound

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

adjectiveoptoacoustic (comparative more optoacoustic, superlative most optoacoustic)

comparative more optoacoustic · superlative most optoacoustic

  1. natural sciencesDescribing any of several interactions between light and sound

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
photoacoustic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
  2. Ancient Greekὄπωπᾰ (ópōpă)
  3. Ancient Greekὀπτός (optós)
  4. Englishopto-
  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. Englishoptoacoustic

From opto- + acoustic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

acoustooptic
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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