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acoustic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Colours & sounds, Music
ldoce_002_ca·cous·tic /əˈkuːstɪk/ ●○○ adjective  1. guitar.jpg Crelating to sound and the way people hear things 声音的;听觉的5  See picture of acoustic guitar 原声吉他, amplifier 扩音器, electric guitar 电吉他4  See picture of 见图 acoustic2. APMan acoustic guitar or other musical instrument does not have its sound made louder electronically 〔乐器〕原声的,自然声的 electricacoustically /-kli/ adverb
Examples from the Corpus
acousticPossible swap for interesting electric or acoustic.It is known that there are few, if any, reliable acoustic cues to word boundaries.The noises you heard - the explosive noises - were the acoustic effects of a second Darkfall strike.Various pieces of recording equipment are used to produce interesting acoustic effects.Deaf people get no acoustic feedback when they talk, so their speech is often impaired.The insects that bats prey upon have a comparable battery of sophisticated electronic and acoustic gear.Budd, who has been strumming his acoustic guitar through the Midwest, writes introspective songs with a witty, sincere touch.Unfortunately, the beginnings of utterances appear to be particularly unconstrained by either the acoustic material or the linguistic interpretation.It is this industrial market that excites potential manufacturers of acoustic microscopes.The vibration takes the form of an acoustic wave travelling down the rod.
Origin acoustic (1700-1800) Greek akoustikos of hearing, from akouein to hear
a·cous·tic adjectiveChineseSyllable
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acoustic
acoustic /əˈkuːstɪk/ adjective
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Greek
 Origin: akoustikos 'of hearing', from akouein 'to hear'

1. relating to sound and the way people hear things
2. an acoustic guitar or other musical instrument does not have its sound made louder electronically ⇨ electric
—acoustically /-kli/ adverb


acous·ticBrE /əˈkuːstɪk/ 🔊NAmE /əˈkuːstɪk/ 🔊 (NAmE also acous·tic·al BrE /əˈkuːstɪkl/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈkuːstɪkl/ 🔊) adjectiverelated to sound or to the sense of hearing 声音的;音响的;听觉的
[usually before noun] (of a musical instrument or performance 乐器或演奏) designed to make natural sound, not sound produced by electrical equipment 原声的;自然声的
acous·tic·al·ly BrE /əˈkuːstɪkli/ 🔊NAmE /əˈkuːstɪkli/ 🔊 adverb