otacoustic

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adjective

Assisting the sense of hearing.

“otacoustic treatment”

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

adjectiveotacoustic (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableAssisting the sense of hearing.

    otacoustic treatment

    1 more example

    an otacoustic instrument

nounotacoustic (plural otacoustics)

plural otacoustics

  1. archaicA kind of ear trumpet.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  3. Ancient Greekοὖς (oûs)
  4. Ancient Greekὠτ- (ōt-)
  5. Englishot-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  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. Englishotacoustic

From ot- + acoustic.

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APA

otacoustic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otacoustic

MLA

“otacoustic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otacoustic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “otacoustic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otacoustic.

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