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optoacoustic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɒptəʊəˈkuːstɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌɑptoʊəˈkustɪk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Ancient Greek ὄπωπᾰ (ópōpă) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek ὀπτός (optós)der. English opto- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin acousticusbor. English acoustic English optoacoustic From opto- + acoustic.

Meanings

  1. Describing any of several interactions between light and sound

Forms

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more optoacoustic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most optoacoustic Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

optoacoustically · isooptoacoustic