Definition of ACOUSTIC

acoustic

Plural: acoustics

Noun

  • An instrument designed to be used without electrical amplification.
  • a remedy for hearing loss or deafness
  • The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.
  • A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
  • Clipping of acoustic guitar.

Adjective

  • of or relating to the science of acoustics
    • "acoustic properties of a hall"

Adj

  • Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.
  • Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.
  • Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.
  • Using sound energy in its operation.
  • Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.
  • Able to be set off by sound waves.
  • Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.
  • Non-electric; mechanical.
  • Euphemistic form of autistic.

Examples

  • acoustic bike
  • acoustic guitar, acoustic piano
  • He preferred an acoustic game, with just wooden tiles and a board, no apps.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin acousticus, acūsticus, from Ancient Greek ἀκουστῐκός (akoustĭkós, “of or for hearing”), from ἀκούω (akoúō, “to hear”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, adjectival suffix).

Scrabble Score: 12

acoustic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
acoustic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
acoustic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

acoustic: valid Words With Friends Word