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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Spanish | acústica |
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Catalan | acústica |
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Adjectives | acoustic, acoustical | of or relating to the science of acoustics |
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Nouns | acoustician | a physicist who specializes in acoustics |
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