Meaning of ACOUSTICS
| Pronunciation: | | u'koostiks
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| | Definition: | | [n] the study of the physical properties of sound |
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| | See Also: | | harmonics, natural philosophy, phonetics, physical science, physics | |
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| | Definition: | | Acoustics
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*cous"tics\ (#; 277), n. [Names of sciences in -ics,
as, acoustics, mathematics, etc., are usually treated as
singular. See {-ics}.] (Physics.)
The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena, and
laws.
Acoustics, then, or the science of sound, is a very
considerable branch of physics. --Sir J.
Herschel.
Note: The science is, by some writers, divided, into
diacoustics, which explains the properties of sounds
coming directly from the ear; and catacoustica, which
treats of reflected sounds or echoes.
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