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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "acoustic"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāϤ

(of a musical instrument) making a sound that is natural, not amplified
acoustic definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The band played an acoustic set, showcasing their talent without electronic amplification.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻāϕ⧋āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧇āϟ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āχāϞ⧇āĻ•āĻŸā§āϰāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ­āĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻļāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•, āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϤ

relating to the science of studying sounds or the way people hear things
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Acoustic studies focus on how humans perceive sound in various environments.
āĻļāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•, āĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāϤ

(of weaponry) having the capacity to be activated by sound waves or vibrations
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Acoustic weapons are triggered by vibrations or noise in their environment.
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧋āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻ—āĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻ•

(of building materials) having the purpose of controlling or improving sound quality within a space
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The conference room was outfitted with acoustic materials to ensure clear audio during calls.
āĻ•āϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ…āĻĄāĻŋāĻ“ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•āύāĻĢāĻžāϰ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ āϰ⧁āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧋āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ• āωāĻĒāĻ•āϰāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ, āĻļā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•

a treatment or technology designed to improve hearing or address hearing loss
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Researchers are developing new acoustics to assist those with partial deafness.
āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻ•āϰāĻž āφāĻ‚āĻļāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāϧāĻŋāϰāϤāĻž āϏāĻš āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧋āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϏ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻž, āĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āϗ⧁āĻŖāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧀

the qualities of a space that influence how sound is heard within it, including clarity, loudness, and resonance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The museum ’s design focused on acoustics to minimize echoes in the exhibit rooms.
āϜāĻžāĻĻ⧁āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āύāĻ•āĻļāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀ āĻ•āĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻž-āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ

the branch of physics that studies sound, including its production, transmission, and effects
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Acoustic research helps improve sound quality in devices like speakers and hearing aids.
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧋āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāχāϏāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϗ⧁āĻŖāĻŽāĻžāύ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻāϕ⧋āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ•, āĻāϕ⧋āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ

a guitar that produces sound naturally without electronic amplification
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She prefers the sound of an acoustic over an electric guitar for her folk music.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϞ⧋āĻ• āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āχāϞ⧇āĻ•āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāϕ⧋āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤

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