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acoustician

American  
[ak-oo-stish-uhn] / ˌæk ʊˈstɪʃ ən /

noun

  1. an acoustic engineer.


acoustician British  
/ ˌækʊˈstɪʃən /

noun

  1. an expert in acoustics

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of acoustician

First recorded in 1875–80; acoust(ics) + -ician

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But that requires significant planning, the hiring of a major architecture firm with concert hall experience, a first-rate acoustician and, ideally, four times the allotted budget.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

“Vertical migration is this rapid elevator or conveyor belt connecting the surface ocean to the deep sea,” says Kelly Benoit-Bird, a marine acoustician at MBARI.

From National Geographic Feb. 13, 2024

Dr Sophie Fielding, a fisheries acoustician, will be leading the science trials in the forthcoming voyage.

From BBC Nov. 15, 2022

Architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, along with acoustician Cyril M. Harris, had lent the hall a leaner look with cleaner lines but zero soul.

From Washington Post Oct. 6, 2022

The physicist, the acoustician and physiologist do not care about the criminalist's needs in this matter, and we ourselves rarely have time and opportunity to deal with it.

From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Hans Gustav Adolf Gross

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