NOUN | cognition | acoustics | the study of the physical properties of sound |
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Sounds | ahkuw'stihks | |
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Rhymes | acrobatics ... UNIX: 110 rhymes with ihks... |
Meaning | The study of the physical properties of sound. | |
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Category of | acoustic radiation pressure | (acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave |
reflect, reverberate | To throw or bend back (from a surface) | |
sound wave, acoustic wave | (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound | |
Narrower | harmonics | The study of musical sound |
phonetics | The branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis | |
Broader | physics, physical science | The physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something |
Spanish | acústica | |
Catalan | acústica | |
Adjectives | acoustic, acoustical | of or relating to the science of acoustics |
Nouns | acoustician | a physicist who specializes in acoustics |
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