Acoustic

Introduction: Acoustic

Description of Acoustic

Acoustic: Refering to hearing or sound.

Acoustic: a remedy for hearing loss or deafness.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Acoustic: The branch of physics that deals with sound and sound waves. In medicine it is often applied in procedures in speech and hearing studies. With regard to the environment, it refers to the characteristics of a room, auditorium, theatre, building, etc. that determines the audibility or fidelity of sounds in it. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed).
Source: MeSH 2007

Acoustic: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Acoustic:

• Science
• Sound
• Span
• Class

Terms associated with Acoustic:

Related Topics

• Psychoacoustics
• Speech Acoustics

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Acoustic:

• Psychoacoustics
• Sound
• Ultrasonics

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Acoustic

• Physics

Source - MeSH 2007

• remedy
• curative
• cure

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Acoustic

The following list attempts to classify Acoustic into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• curative,cure,remedy
• medicament,medication,medicinal drug,medicine
• drug
• agent
• causal agency,causal agent,cause
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Natural Sciences
  • Physics
    • Acoustics

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