English

Etymology
French acoustique < Greek ακο���ικ�� (auditory).

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
2. music Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification, as an acoustic guitar or acoustic piano.

Translations
trans-top|pertaining to hearing or the science of sounds
Finnish: t-|fi|akustinen
French: t+|fr|acoustique
German: t+|de|akustisch
Italian: t-|it|acustico
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Dutch: akoestisch, akoestische
Polish: akustyczny
Portuguese: t+|pt|acústico
Russian: t+|ru|ак���и�е�кий|trakustí�eskij|scCyrl
Spanish: {t|es|acústico}}
Swedish: t|sv|akustisk
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trans-top|producing or produced without electrical amplification
Dutch: akoestisch, akoestische
Finnish: t-|fi|akustinen
French: acoustique
German: t+|de|akustisch
Italian: t-|it|acustico
trans-mid
Polish: akustyczny
Portuguese: acústico
Russian: ак���и�е�кий (akustí�eskij)
Spanish: {t|es|acústico}}
Swedish: t|sv|akustisk
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ttbc|Croatian: t-|hr|akusti�an
ttbc|Interlingua: acustic
ttbc|Japanese: ��������(ak�sutikku) (2)
ttbc|Norwegian: akustisk
ttbc|Slovene: akusti�en m, akusti�na f, akusti�no n
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Derived terms
acoustics: the science of sound
acoustic duct: the auditory duct, or external passage of the ear.
acoustic guitar
acoustic telegraph: a telegraph making audible signals; a telephone, notably used on ships
acoustic vessels: brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance.

Noun
en-noun

1. medicine A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.

Category:Greek derivations

ar:acoustic
be:acoustic
es:acoustic
fa:acoustic
fr:acoustic
id:acoustic
it:acoustic
pt:acoustic
fi:acoustic
sv:acoustic
ta:acoustic
vi:acoustic
tr:acoustic
zh:acoustic

• 2007-12-27 14:50 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for fr, pt, ru

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