thermoacoustic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to thermoacoustics

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

adjectivethermoacoustic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to thermoacoustics

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  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. Englishthermoacoustic

From thermo- + acoustic.

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Translations

Italian termoacustico
  • termoacusticoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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