noun
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A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
adjective
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Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
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Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification, as an acoustic guitar or acoustic piano.
noun
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(retronym) A hollow-body guitar of the older variety, in contradistinction to an electric guitar.
Examples of acoustic in a Sentence
Its acoustic properties are said to be almost perfect, and it has been named "the Auditorium."
Search and rescue messages will activate the acoustic alarm.
The acoustic properties of the theatre are extraordinarily good, a speaker in the orchestra being heard throughout the auditorium without raising his voice.
It's an understated, slow-paced ballad with a pleasant melody, and some lovely acoustic guitar refrains.
When a room has bad acoustic quality we can almost always assign the fault to Large smooth surfaces on the walls, floor or ceiling, which reflect or echo the voice of the speaker so that the direct waves sent out by him at any instant are received by a hearer with the waves sent out previously and reflected at these smooth surfaces.
There are six strings on the basic acoustic guitar.
For example, with an acoustic guitar, I'll just strum a chord mostly.
The main acoustic evidence is conveyed by the fundamental frequency or F0 contour.
The data was analyzed to determine the extent to which acoustic cues affect the patterned behavior.
During the 1980s, his work with a number of colleagues led to a greatly increased understanding of the acoustic correlates of phonation quality.
The port may also be used with a Modem or acoustic coupler to send or receive data through a telephone line.
Room acoustic diffusers can be used to treat the acoustics of critical listening environments.
All The Promises â An unconventional QUEENSRYCHE ballad, this acoustic driven duet is, as Bernard Matthews might say, beautiful.
She first appeared on the scene three years ago with mouse- an acoustic duo, in which she played with Nick Marshall.
Here, acoustic guitar and bass, brushes and sparse piano create a melancholy evocation of memories of lost times and old friends.
Her acoustic, almost folksy based, country music lends itself to the modern sound.
Combining electric and acoustic guitar there is some impressive fretwork.
I like the song " Yesterday ", we did an upbeat cover version of it at an acoustic gig during the Fringe.
They'd write songs on the acoustic guitar, then play them live.
They fuse layers of sampled loops and rock guitars with an array of acoustic instruments including harmonica, mandolin and bowed double bass.
Standard equipment for any student has always included a hi-fi and possibly an acoustic guitar.
Therefore it is possible to directly measure the specific acoustic impedance at the cone surface.
Embracing the freedom that traveling with acoustic instruments brings.
The acoustic instrumentation required to achieve both these objectives is the same.
The buildings should all be fitted with adequate acoustic insulation.
Neil and Alan also get an acoustic guitar interlude.
You even get your obligatory acoustic intro on the last song.
An impromptu acoustic jam by Ian rounded off the evening.
Janes gone somewhere else, we have arranged to meet at the Acoustic Stage later.
Kieran and Charlie were ready to bust out some ditties, with 4 exposed kneecaps, two acoustic guitars and a precariously placed clarinet.
With minimally delayed drum loops setting the stage, the duo weaves an organic web of various acoustic instruments on top.
Does anyone have any comments about acoustic matting to deaden noise?
The external ear consists of the auricle and the external acoustic meatus or ear canal.
Routine hematological and biochemical investigations were normal as was an MRI scan of her brain and internal acoustic meatus.
Cracking Up bursts with joyously melodic verve, while Blue Bottle takes a turn through spare acoustic blues melancholia to artfully naïve effect.
We can fit acoustic foam and custom metalwork, to create ducts which guide the air around the case.
As the tumors keep on growing a young person who develops acoustic neuroma will almost always eventually develop symptoms from it.
However, tinnitus is a very common symptom and the majority of people with tinnitus do not have an acoustic neuroma.
Other causes Less common causes of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss include an acoustic neuroma, which is a benign tumor.
Hearing impairment British Acoustic neuroma Association Help for sufferers of acoustic neuroma brain tumors.
Radiosurgery Radiosurgery is a relatively new technique for treating acoustic neuromas and is available in only a few hospitals in the UK.
The evidence as to whether mobile phones cause acoustic neuromas is mixed, to say the least.
However small acoustic neuromas, not causing any symptoms, can be found in up to nearly 3 per cent of elderly people.
Sample groups 51 patients with proven unilateral acoustic neuromas were scanned for this study.
Prof. J.E. Ffowcs Williams Prof. A.P. Dowling Acoustic waves often play a major rôle in the self-excited oscillations of fluid flows.
He writes perceptive, intelligent, incisive, angry songs, sung quietly and tunefully to a supremely accomplished acoustic guitar backing.
Phonetics Links to sites providing information and practical exercises on acoustic and articulatory phonetics Links to sites providing information and practical exercises on acoustic and articulatory phonetics.
The faint lines, called Brillouin peaks, are caused by light being inelastically scattered by acoustic phonons in the glass.
John Ross pianos was started over 25 years ago by John Ross, he started the business by selling acoustic pianos only.
John Ross pianos was started over 25 years ago by John Ross, he started the business by selling Acoustic pianos only.