hydroacoustics

British

/ ˌhaɪdrəʊəˈkuːstɪks /

noun

(functioning as singular) physics the study of sound travelling through water

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Mitko, a widely-acclaimed researcher of the Arctic region and one of the country’s leading hydroacoustics experts, was accused of revealing sensitive data during a 2018 academic trip to China.

From Seattle Times

The title is appropriate, for the setting is not some artsy experimental college but the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where students traditionally have been more at home with scientific pursuits like laser technology, cancer research and hydroacoustics.

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