ACOUSTIC DEVICE

Pronunciation (US):

• ACOUSTIC DEVICE (noun)
  The noun ACOUSTIC DEVICE has 1 sense:

1. a device for amplifying or transmitting sound

  Familiarity information: ACOUSTIC DEVICE used as a noun is very rare.

• ACOUSTIC DEVICE (noun)

Meaning:

A device for amplifying or transmitting sound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("acoustic device" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acoustic device"):

bell (a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck)

speaking trumpet (a trumpet-shaped acoustic device to intensify and direct the human voice; formerly held to the ear by a hard-of-hearing person)

slapstick (acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone)

siren (an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning)

muffler; silencer (a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise)

mute (a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument)

mouthpiece (an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks)

megaphone (a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice)

ear trumpet; hearing aid (a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person)

birdcall (a device for imitating a birdcall)

whistle (acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound)