electroacoustics

[ ih-lek-troh-uh-koo-stiks ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊ əˈku stɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of electronics that deals with the conversion of electricity into acoustical energy and vice versa.

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Origin of electroacoustics

First recorded in 1925–30; electro- + acoustics

Words nearby electroacoustics

electro-oculography, electro-optics, electro-organic chemistry, electro-osmosis, electroacoustic, electroacoustics, electroactive, electroanalgesia, electroanalysis, electroanesthesia, electrobiology
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