How to pronounce acoustics
American English pronunciation
uh-KOO-stiks
- IPA
- /əˈkustɪks/
- Syllables
- uh · KOO · stiks (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What acoustics means
How well sound carries and can be heard in a room or hall
In a sentence: The new music hall has such good acoustics that you can hear a pin drop on stage.
Where it comes from: It comes from acoustic, an older word that goes back to a Greek word meaning "to hear."
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