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or acoustical
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
But for Dylan, going from Jew to Jesus freak—however slack a Jew he’d been—was no more questionable or embarrassing to him than going from acoustic to electric.
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Instead of having heavy electronic goggles sticking out from the wearer's face and pulling on the neck like a lever, the optics are integrated into the ballistic helmet along with acoustic and radio frequency sensors.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Who knows — this one might, in tiny increments, one acoustic guitar lick or exhortation to live fully at a time.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Moscow has reportedly positioned equipment at or near the wreck, including high-precision navigation devices and sensors capable of guiding submersible drones and recording the acoustic 'signatures' of NATO warships and submarines circulating in the Baltic Sea.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Instead of having heavy electronic goggles sticking out from the wearer's face and pulling on the neck like a lever, the optics are integrated into the ballistic helmet along with acoustic and radio frequency sensors.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Who knows — this one might, in tiny increments, one acoustic guitar lick or exhortation to live fully at a time.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Moscow has reportedly positioned equipment at or near the wreck, including high-precision navigation devices and sensors capable of guiding submersible drones and recording the acoustic 'signatures' of NATO warships and submarines circulating in the Baltic Sea.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acoustic
auditory
Adjective
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Case in point, some kids are visual or auditory learners who discover by seeing or hearing.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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Because environment also plays a role, visual and auditory cues provide powerful prompts.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Acoustic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acoustic. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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