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Acoustics

Noun CEFR B2
əˈkuː.stɪks

Definitions

  1. The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.
    uncountable
  2. The properties of a space that affect how sound carries.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Españolacústica
Françaisacoustique
DeutschAkustikKlanglehre
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Examples

“"Acoustics, then, or the science of sound⟳, is a very consderable branch of physics, and one which has been cultivated from the earliest ages.”
“The acoustics in the opera house gave the whole concert a spooky sound⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

acousto-optic effect Acousto-optical acousto-ultrasonics acoustocerebrography acoustoelasticity Acoustoelectric

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