acousticallyadv.

Brit.

/əˈkuːstᵻkli/, U.S.

/əˈkustək(ə)li/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acoustical adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < acoustical adj. + -ly suffix². N.E.D. (1884) also gives the pronunciation (ăkɑu·stikăli) /əˈkaʊstɪkəlɪ/.

1. With regard or in relation to audible sound or the science of acoustics.

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1834 Lady's Mag. Dec. 376 We have a hall acoustically fitted..to do justice to our national powers of musical science.

1874 Contemp. Rev. 826 The day was acoustically clear; at a distance of 10 miles the horn yielded a plain sound.

1880 H. Sweet in Academy 3 Apr. 254 Many phoneticians still confuse them acoustically.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 465/2 Acoustically speaking..voiceless stops are pure glide-sounds, the stop itself being inaudible.

1976 C. Cussler Raise Titanic! (1977) iii. xxiv. 123 The sub-bottom profiler that acoustically determined the depth of the top sediments.

2004 Independent 24 July 40/3 Birmingham's spectacular, acoustically wonderful Symphony Hall.

a. Without the use of electrical amplification. Later usually with reference to the playing of musical instruments. Cf. acoustic adj. 5b.

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1924 Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 3 549 Phonograph records of heart and chest sounds can be employed to some extent for preliminary teaching purposes and do not require much equipment if reproduced acoustically.

1969 N.Y. Times 29 Sept. 55/2 Jimmy's amplifier blew a fuse, and he completed the program playing his guitar acoustically.

1994 RIP June 41/2 Herman was playing a small drum kit acoustically with brushes and Ralph was playing a medium-sized stand-up bass.

2009 D. Bianculli Dangerously Funny 171 The Byrds scored a number-one hit with a folk rock version of the song in 1965, but here Tom, Dick, and Seeger do it acoustically and totally straight.

b. By means of an acoustic recording process. Cf. acoustic adj. 5a. Now chiefly historical.

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society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > [adverb] > system

acoustically1927

stereophonically1940

monaurally1958

monophonically1959

quadraphonically1970

1927 Boston Daily Globe 18 Feb. 7/7 (advt.) 16 acoustically recorded records.

1962 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 2 Dec. (Sunday Pictorial Mag. section) 20/2 The pioneers of the early days of the acoustically recorded discs and cylinders.

2000 K. Wolff Country Music: Rough Guide i. 27/1 Until around 1926, all music..was recorded acoustically. Instead of playing or singing into a microphone, the musicians let rip directly into an acoustic horn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acoustically
释义	acousticallyadv. Brit. /əˈkuːstᵻkli/, U.S. /əˈkustək(ə)li/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acoustical adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < acoustical adj. + -ly suffix². N.E.D. (1884) also gives the pronunciation (ăkɑu·stikăli) /əˈkaʊstɪkəlɪ/. 1. With regard or in relation to audible sound or the science of acoustics. ΚΠ 1834 Lady's Mag. Dec. 376 We have a hall acoustically fitted..to do justice to our national powers of musical science. 1874 Contemp. Rev. 826 The day was acoustically clear; at a distance of 10 miles the horn yielded a plain sound. 1880 H. Sweet in Academy 3 Apr. 254 Many phoneticians still confuse them acoustically. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 465/2 Acoustically speaking..voiceless stops are pure glide-sounds, the stop itself being inaudible. 1976 C. Cussler Raise Titanic! (1977) iii. xxiv. 123 The sub-bottom profiler that acoustically determined the depth of the top sediments. 2004 Independent 24 July 40/3 Birmingham's spectacular, acoustically wonderful Symphony Hall. 2. a. Without the use of electrical amplification. Later usually with reference to the playing of musical instruments. Cf. acoustic adj. 5b. ΚΠ 1924 Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 3 549 Phonograph records of heart and chest sounds can be employed to some extent for preliminary teaching purposes and do not require much equipment if reproduced acoustically. 1969 N.Y. Times 29 Sept. 55/2 Jimmy's amplifier blew a fuse, and he completed the program playing his guitar acoustically. 1994 RIP June 41/2 Herman was playing a small drum kit acoustically with brushes and Ralph was playing a medium-sized stand-up bass. 2009 D. Bianculli Dangerously Funny 171 The Byrds scored a number-one hit with a folk rock version of the song in 1965, but here Tom, Dick, and Seeger do it acoustically and totally straight. b. By means of an acoustic recording process. Cf. acoustic adj. 5a. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > [adverb] > system acoustically1927 stereophonically1940 monaurally1958 monophonically1959 quadraphonically1970 1927 Boston Daily Globe 18 Feb. 7/7 (advt.) 16 acoustically recorded records. 1962 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 2 Dec. (Sunday Pictorial Mag. section) 20/2 The pioneers of the early days of the acoustically recorded discs and cylinders. 2000 K. Wolff Country Music: Rough Guide i. 27/1 Until around 1926, all music..was recorded acoustically. Instead of playing or singing into a microphone, the musicians let rip directly into an acoustic horn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1834
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