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electroacoustics

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