Meaning & use
acoustic
Relating to sound, hearing, or the way sound behaves in a particular space.
See it in a sentence
Engineers studied the hall's acoustic properties before installing the new sound system.
She prefers an acoustic guitar to an electric one for quiet evening practice.
A note on using this word
Describing an instrument as 'acoustic' means it produces sound without electronic amplification, unlike an 'electric' version.
Words with a similar meaning
sonic
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Words with an opposite meaning
electricelectronic
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