electroacoustic

American  

[ih-lek-troh-uh-koo-stik] / ɪˌlɛk troʊ əˈku stɪk /

Also electroacoustical

adjective

1. of or relating to electroacoustics.

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electroacoustic British  

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊəˈkuːstɪk /

adjective

1. another word for acoustoelectronic

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Other Word Forms

• electroacoustically adverb

Etymology

Origin of electroacoustic

First recorded in 1930–35; electro- + acoustic

Example Sentences

Recovering Nova’s music and establishing its place in the electroacoustic canon has been an obsession ever since Romano G. first encountered it as an undergraduate in the early 1990s.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2023

Spalding plays no bass, just sings, and not the coiling, electroacoustic songs she’s become known for with Radio Music Society, but acoustic standards such as “But Not for Me” and “Some Other Time.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2023

Tim Hecker’s forceful, electroacoustic soundscape adds to the feeling of being trapped in line, while Brandon Stirling Baker’s lighting, like a truck stop at midnight, creates a dimensional, caged effect.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2022

The immersive sonic experience uses 3D-printed megaphones, an electroacoustic score and the skills of Fure playing on two subwoofer speaker cones oscillating at a subaudible frequency.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2021

But you can’t avoid that unless you swear off engaging with the most influential and consequential spheres and specialize instead in Japanese noise or electroacoustic soundscapes or progressive jazz.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2019