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|Meaning=(''Or'' [[sound wave]].) From its Greek origin, akoustikus, meaning related to hearing,  acoustic ought to be restricted to [[sound]] audible to humans (or animals).
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Or'' [[sound wave]].) From its Greek origin, akoustikus, meaning related to hearing,  acoustic ought to be restricted to [[sound]] audible to humans (or animals).</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Although this is often the sense in which it used, the term is also used to embrace sound of  all frequencies.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 13 January 2024

(Or sound wave.) From its Greek origin, akoustikus, meaning related to hearing, acoustic ought to be restricted to sound audible to humans (or animals).

Although this is often the sense in which it used, the term is also used to embrace sound of all frequencies.


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