acoustic

adjective

ə-ˈkü-stik How to pronounce acoustic (audio)
variants or acoustical
Definition of acousticnext
as in auditory
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing is a bird's acoustic organ similar to a human's?

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Recent Examples of acoustic George Cardenas — have also promised to bring back Chicago’s ShotSpotter acoustic gunshot detection system, which Johnson shut down amid grassroots pushback that contended the technology was ineffective and harmed Black and Latino communities. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Journey through classic rock with acoustic covers of The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Elton John, Rush, Toto and more. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 Alex recorded an equally gorgeous original score that combines nature sounds, acoustic guitar, strings, and even what sounds like clarinet. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 29 Aug. 2026 As a result, the concert featured no acoustic sets, no power ballads, no reason for anybody to sit down. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for acoustic
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auditory
Adjective
  • Sprague also argued that Clancy fabricated hearing an auditory hallucination, emphasizing inconsistencies in the story and that Clancy has not heard a voice since.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Reddington is reading a paper about how auditory hallucinations can be reported as both from inside and outside a person’s head.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of auditory

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“Acoustic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acoustic. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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