acoustic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or relating to the science of acoustics

   acoustic properties of a hall

2. 2
   adj

   Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.

   acoustic guitar, acoustic piano

3. 3
   adj

   Nonelectric; mechanical or otherwise basic.

   acoustic bike

4. 4
   adj

   Euphemistic form of autistic.

   Implying mathematicians aren't acoustic. I'm an engineer, and even mathematicians freak me out with their autism.

5. 5
   noun

   a remedy for hearing loss or deafness

6. 6
   adj

   Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.

7. 7
   noun

   The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.

8. 8
   noun

   A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin acousticusbor. English acoustic Borrowed from Medieval Latin acousticus, acūsticus, from Ancient Greek ἀκουστῐκός (akoustĭkós, “of or for hearing”), from ἀκούω (akoúō, “to hear”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, adjectival suffix).