acoustic : Idioms & Phrases
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- acoustic aphasia
- acoustic buoy
- acoustic delay line
- acoustic device
- Acoustic duct
- acoustic gramophone
- acoustic guitar
- acoustic impedance
- acoustic meatus
- acoustic modem
- acoustic nerve
- acoustic phenomenon
- acoustic power
- acoustic projection
- acoustic radiation pressure
- acoustic reactance
- acoustic resistance
- acoustic spectrum
- acoustic storage
- Acoustic telegraph
- Acoustic vessels
- acoustic wave
- electro-acoustic transducer
- ship-towed long-range acoustic detection system
acoustic aphasia
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noun an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss
word deafness; auditory aphasia.
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acoustic buoy
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noun a buoy that can be heard (at night)
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acoustic delay line
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noun a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves
sonic delay line.
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acoustic device
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noun a device for amplifying or transmitting sound
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Acoustic duct
- the auditory duct, or external passage of the ear.
Webster 1913
acoustic gramophone
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noun an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
gramophone.
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acoustic guitar
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noun sound is not amplified by electrical means
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acoustic impedance
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noun opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component
acoustic reactance; acoustic impedance.
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acoustic meatus
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noun either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
auditory meatus; ear canal; external auditory canal; auditory canal.
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acoustic modem
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noun a modem that converts electrical signals to telephone tones and back again
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acoustic nerve
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noun a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
auditory nerve; nervus vestibulocochlearis; vestibulocochlear nerve; eighth cranial nerve.
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acoustic phenomenon
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noun a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound
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acoustic power
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noun the physical intensity of sound
sound pressure level.
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acoustic projection
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noun the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality
projection; sound projection.
- our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection
- a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice
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acoustic radiation pressure
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noun (acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave
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acoustic reactance
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noun opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component
acoustic reactance; acoustic impedance.
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acoustic resistance
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noun opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component
acoustic reactance; acoustic impedance.
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acoustic spectrum
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noun the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound source
sound spectrum.
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acoustic storage
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noun a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines
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Acoustic telegraph
- a telegraph making audible signals; a telephone.
Webster 1913
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.
Webster 1913
acoustic wave
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noun (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
sound wave.
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electro-acoustic transducer
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noun a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa
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ship-towed long-range acoustic detection system
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noun a shipboard system consisting of an acoustic detection system that is towed behind the ship