acoustic

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈkuːstɪk/

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Adjective

Positive acoustic

Comparative none

Superlative none

An acoustic guitar

1. Related to hearing or sounds.
2. (music) An acoustic instrument is played without electricity.

   I think music from an acoustic guitar is prettier than music from an electric guitar.

Noun

Singular acoustic

Plural acoustics

1. (countable) If a space has good acoustics (or sometimes acoustic) its physical structure makes it easy to hear sound in it.

   She hated singing in the gym because of the poor acoustics.

Related words

• acoustics
• acoustician