- catacoustics
- science of echoes or reflected sounds
Phrontistery dictionary. 2013.
catacoustics
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catacoustics — /ka tə kooˈstiks or (esp formerly) kowˈstiks/ singular noun The area of the science of acoustics that deals with echoes or reflected sounds ORIGIN: Gr kata back, and ↑acoustics … Useful english dictionary
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cataphonics — /ka tə fonˈiks/ singular noun Catacoustics ORIGIN: Gr kata back, and phōnē sound • • • cataphonˈic adjective … Useful english dictionary
cataphonic — cataphonˈic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑cataphonics * * * cataˈphonic, a. [f. Gr. κατά + ϕωνή voice, sound + ic. Cf. catacoustics.] Pertaining to cataphonics. In mod. Dicts … Useful english dictionary
