acoustic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: acoustic	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for acoustic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acoustic adj of or relating to the science of acoustics; "acoustic properties of a hall" Synonym(s): acoustic, acoustical n a remedy for hearing loss or deafness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acoustic \Acous"tic\ (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique, Gr. [?] relating to hearing, fr. [?] to hear.] Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory. {Acoustic* duct}, the auditory duct, or external passage of the ear. {Acoustic telegraph}, a telegraph making audible signals; a telephone. {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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acoustic \A*cous"tic\, n. A medicine or agent to assist hearing.