acoustic

«acoustic» in Mova's school dictionary: to do with sound or hearing — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (acoustic); noun (acoustics, plural — the sound qualities of a room; an acoustic — informal, an acoustic guitar)

meaning for a pupil

1) Acoustic means to do with sound or hearing. tree →

2) An acoustic musical instrument makes sound without electric power, like an ordinary guitar or piano. tree →

3) Acoustic music is played on such instruments, not electric ones. tree →

4) (plural noun) Acoustics are how well sound carries in a room or hall. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in science (sound waves, echoes), music (acoustic guitar, an acoustic version of a song), and buildings (concert hall acoustics).

examples

• She plays an acoustic guitar, not an electric one. tree →
• The band did an acoustic version of their hit song. tree →
• The hall has great acoustics, so everyone can hear. tree →
• Bats use acoustic signals to find food. tree →
• Acoustic panels on the wall stop echoes. tree →
• We learned about acoustic waves in science. tree →

note

Pronounced a-KOO-stik. «Acoustics» (the qualities of a room) usually takes a plural verb: «The acoustics are good». As a science subject, «acoustics» is singular: «Acoustics is the study of sound».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «acoustic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.