vibracoustic

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adjective

Pertaining to the interaction of vibration and matter.

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

adjectivevibracoustic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to the interaction of vibration and matter.

    The object of this effort is to establish laboratory vibration qualification test criteria which will integrate with an already developed vibracoustic criteria so that the complete vibration environment of aircraft stores will be tested.

    1975, NASA, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, STAR, an Abstract Journal, Volume 13, Issues 5-8

Origin

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

From vibro- + acoustic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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