photoacoustic

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adjective

of, or relating to photoacoustics

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

adjectivephotoacoustic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof, or relating to photoacoustics

    Synonyms: optoacoustic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof, or relating to photoacoustics

Similar
optoacoustic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  12. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  13. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  14. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  15. Medieval Latinacousticus
  16. Englishacoustic
  17. Englishphotoacoustic

From photo- + acoustic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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