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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acoustic \A*cous"tic\, n. A medicine or agent to assist hearing. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acoustic \A*cous"tic\ (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique Gr ? relating to hearing, fr ? to hear.] Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory. {Acoustic duct}, the auditory duct, or external passage of the ear. {Acoustic telegraph}, a telegraph making audible signals; a telephone. {Acoustic vessels}, brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acoustic adj : of or relating to the science of acoustics; "acoustic properties of a hall" [syn: {acoustical}] n : a remedy for hearing loss or deafness
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