radioacoustics

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noun

The study of the acoustics of sounds as carried and reproduced by radio

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

nounradioacoustics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe study of the acoustics of sounds as carried and reproduced by radio

Origin

  1. Latinradius
  2. Englishradio-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  8. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  9. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  10. Medieval Latinacousticus
  11. Englishacoustic
  12. Englishacoustics
  13. Englishradioacoustics

From radio- + acoustics.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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