otoacoustic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to sounds generated by the inner ear.

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

adjectiveotoacoustic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to sounds generated by the inner ear.

    Synonyms: otoacoustical

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to sounds generated by the inner ear.

Similar
otoacoustical
Also see
otoacoustical

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  3. Ancient Greekοὖς (oûs)
  4. Ancient Greekὠτ- (ōt-)
  5. Englishot-
  6. Englishoto-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  10. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  11. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  12. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  13. Medieval Latinacousticus
  14. Englishacoustic
  15. Englishotoacoustic

From oto- + acoustic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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