acoustician

acoustician
acoustic ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to sound or hearing. 2) (of popular music or musical instruments) not having electrical amplification.
► NOUN 1) the properties of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it. 2) (acoustics) (treated as sing. ) the branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound.
DERIVATIVES acoustical adjective acoustically adverb acoustician noun.
ORIGIN Greek akoustikos, from akouein 'hear' .

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  • acoustician — [a΄ko͞os tish′ən] n. an expert in acoustics …   English World dictionary

  • acoustician — noun Date: 1859 a specialist in acoustics …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • acoustician — /ak oo stish euhn/, n. an acoustic engineer. [1875 80; ACOUST(ICS) + ICIAN] * * * …   Universalium

  • acoustician — noun One versed in acoustics, especially a physicist who specializes in acoustics …   Wiktionary

  • acoustician — n. one who is skilled in the study of sound …   English contemporary dictionary

  • acoustician — ac·ous·ti·cian …   English syllables

  • acoustician — ac•ous•ti•cian [[t]ˌæk ʊˈstɪʃ ən[/t]] n. phs an acoustic engineer • Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang

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  • acoustician — n. an expert in acoustics …   Useful english dictionary

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