thermoacoustimetry

noun

The study of the effects of rising temperature on the acoustic properties of materials

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

nounthermoacoustimetry (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe study of the effects of rising temperature on the acoustic properties of materials

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  6. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  7. Medieval Latinacousticus
  8. Englishacoustic
  9. Englishacousto-
  10. Englishthermoacoustimetry

From thermo- + acousto- + -metry.

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