acoustics meaning

Noun: acoustics  u'koostiks

1. The study of the physical properties of sound

Noun: acoustic  u'koostik

1. A remedy for hearing loss or deafness

See also: acoustic, acoustician

Type of: curative, cure, physical science, physics, remedy, therapeutic

Encyclopedia: Acoustic

Acoustics

[Architecture]
1.

The science of sound, including the generation, transmission, and effects of sound waves.

2.

The totality of those physical characteristics of an auditorium or room (such as the size and shape of elements on the walls or ceiling which scatter sound, the amount of sound absorption, and noise level within the room) which affect an individual's perception, and judgment, of the quality of speech and music produced in the room.

[Medicine]
The branch of physics that deals with sound and sound waves. In medicine it is often applied in procedures in speech and hearing studies. With regard to the environment,it refers to the characteristics of a room,auditorium,theatre,building,etc. that determines the audibility or fidelity of sounds in it. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary,2d ed) n pl but sing or pl in constr : a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound

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1. the acoustics of this theater are faulty.
2. the acoustics of this theater are admirable.
3. the acoustic window is approximately 1 in square.
4. j.r. frederick has carried on investigations in acoustic emission for several years.
5. in acoustics he studied the propagation of sound and musical consonance and dissonance.