Hypertext Webster Gateway: "acoustic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Acoustic \A*cous"tic\, n.
A medicine or agent to assist hearing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Acoustic \A*cous"tic\ (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique, Gr. ?
relating to hearing, fr. ? to hear.]
Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or
the science of sounds; auditory.
{Acoustic duct}, the auditory duct, or external passage of
the ear.
{Acoustic telegraph}, a telegraph making audible signals; a
telephone.
{Acoustic vessels}, brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a
bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the
actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
acoustic
adj : of or relating to the science of acoustics; "acoustic
properties of a hall" [syn: {acoustical}]
n : a remedy for hearing loss or deafness
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