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noun
One versed in acoustics, especially a physicist who specializes in acoustics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a physicist who specializes in acoustics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: physicist
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h2ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h2ḱh2owsyéti Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin acousticusbor. English acoustic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English acoustician From acoustic + -ian.
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