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acoustics

[uh-koo-stiks] / əˈku stɪks /
NOUN
sound quality
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Antonyms
STRONG


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In some, I couldn't hear the coroner through the noise of a busy train line, or because of poor acoustics in a vast room; in others, rooms became so hot that regular breaks were required.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

“The acoustics in that bathroom were always great,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026

But Grenell said that option posed myriad complications such as whether awkward safety measures—such as wearing hard hats—would be needed for audience members, and how acoustics might be affected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

Recent tests reveal that some of these caves have surprisingly good acoustics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

It was a result of the heating vent’s bad acoustics, her own imperfect English, and the fact that she kept lifting her head to hear if anyone was coming.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides



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