Word Type

Noun

The word "acoustics" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Defined As

science of sounds waves

Derived Terms

aeroacoustics archaeoacoustics bioacoustics ecoacoustics electroacoustics hydroacoustics ionoacoustics magnetoacoustics microacoustics noraconitine otoacoustics photoacoustics polyacoustics psychoacoustics quantum acoustics radioacoustics thermoacoustics

Derived From

acoustic

Inflected/Variant Forms

acoustic

Context

physics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

physical science physics

Type Of (IsA)

physical science

Part Of

physics

Related Terms

acoustic

Related Terms

acoustic audio engineer laws mechanical wave nature noise pollution phenomena science sound

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