different between acoustic vs auricle

English

Alternative forms

• acoustick (obsolete)
• acoustical

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin acousticus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (akoustikós, “of or for hearing”), from ????? (akoú?, “to hear”) +? -???? (-ikós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ku?.st?k/
• Rhymes: -u?st?k

Adjective

acoustic (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.

   Synonym: auditory

   1. (architecture) (of building materials) Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.
   2. (of a device or system) Utilizing sound energy in its operation.
   3. (weaponry) (of an explosive mine or other weapon) Able to be set off by sound waves.
2. (music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

acoustic (plural acoustics)

1. (usually in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.
2. (medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
3. Clipping of acoustic guitar.

Translations

References

• “acoustic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “acoustic”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Etymology

From Latin auricula (“the external ear”), diminutive of auris (“the ear”). Doublet of auricula.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???.??k.?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???.?k.?l/
• Homophone: oracle (in some accents)

Noun

auricle (plural auricles)

1. (biology) Any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe.
   1. (anatomy) The outer ear or pinna.

      Synonyms: pinna, pavilion

2. (anatomy) Alternative form of atrium.
   1. (anatomy) An anterior ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the human heart.

Derived terms

• auricled

Related terms

• auricula
• auricular
• auriculo-

Translations

References

• “auricle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “auricle”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• ciruela