acousticonn.adj.

Brit.

/əˈkuːstᵻk(ə)n/, U.S.

/əˈkustək(ə)n/,

/əˈkustəˌkɑn/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀκουστικόν.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀκουστικόν, neuter singular (used in ancient Greek to denote the faculty of hearing) of ἀκουστικός acoustic adj. Compare earlier otacousticon n. With the use as adjective compare earlier acoustic adj. O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) gives the pronunciation as (ăkɑu·stikǫ̆n) /əˈkaʊstɪkən/.

A. n.

Any of various devices used to assist hearing or amplify sound. Also figurative. Cf. earlier otacousticon n. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > audiology or audiometry > [noun] > aids to defective hearing

trunk1546

otacousticon1615

otacoustic1617

ear-spectacle1626

sarbacane1644

acoustic1659

acousticon1660

hearing-trumpet1725

ear trumpet1731

trumpet1774

otophone1839

auricle1864

audiphone1880

osteophone1892

microphonograph1897

hearing aid1922

deaf-aid1934

1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness ii. iii. 36 None of the external Organs have any Sense at all in them, no more then an Acousticon or a Dioptrick glass.

1684 Third Dialogue between Pope & Phanatick (new ed.) 3 If he lay his Ear to the Lobby of a Presbyterian House of Commons, he can, by virtue of that Acousticon, hear at Westminster what is whisper'd in the Vatican.

1776 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music I. 184 But perhaps Asclepiades was the inventor of the Acousticon, or ear-trumpet, which has been thought a modern discovery.

1888 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. June 445 There will be an acoustic cabinet, or acousticon, containing a very large funnel, or other sound concentrator, the narrow end of which ends in tube leading to the recording diaphragm.

1894 Med. Rec. 19 May 643/2 (heading) Dr. L. Jankan's acousticon.

1921 Volta Rev. 23 85/2 They try to pierce the silence by the aid of an acousticon.

1955 Jrnl. Marketing 19 382/2 The Dictograph firm is appealing an order of the Federal Trade Commission requiring it to discontinue its exclusive arrangements with dealers of its Acousticon hearing aid.

†B. adj.

= acoustic adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [adjective] > relating to hearing

auditory1578

auditive1611

acroamatic1632

acoustic1635

audituala1652

acousticonc1660

auditorial1859

audile1897

c1660 J. HOwell tr. Æsop Parl. Beasts in Fables 123 Ther's no creture hears more perfectly then a Goat, for he hath not onely Ears, but an Acousticon Organ also in the throat.

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

单词	acousticon
释义	acousticonn.adj. Brit. /əˈkuːstᵻk(ə)n/, U.S. /əˈkustək(ə)n/, /əˈkustəˌkɑn/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀκουστικόν. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀκουστικόν, neuter singular (used in ancient Greek to denote the faculty of hearing) of ἀκουστικός acoustic adj. Compare earlier otacousticon n. With the use as adjective compare earlier acoustic adj. O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) gives the pronunciation as (ăkɑu·stikǫ̆n) /əˈkaʊstɪkən/. A. n. Any of various devices used to assist hearing or amplify sound. Also figurative. Cf. earlier otacousticon n. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > audiology or audiometry > [noun] > aids to defective hearing trunk1546 otacousticon1615 otacoustic1617 ear-spectacle1626 sarbacane1644 acoustic1659 acousticon1660 hearing-trumpet1725 ear trumpet1731 trumpet1774 otophone1839 auricle1864 audiphone1880 osteophone1892 microphonograph1897 hearing aid1922 deaf-aid1934 1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness ii. iii. 36 None of the external Organs have any Sense at all in them, no more then an Acousticon or a Dioptrick glass. 1684 Third Dialogue between Pope & Phanatick (new ed.) 3 If he lay his Ear to the Lobby of a Presbyterian House of Commons, he can, by virtue of that Acousticon, hear at Westminster what is whisper'd in the Vatican. 1776 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music I. 184 But perhaps Asclepiades was the inventor of the Acousticon, or ear-trumpet, which has been thought a modern discovery. 1888 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. June 445 There will be an acoustic cabinet, or acousticon, containing a very large funnel, or other sound concentrator, the narrow end of which ends in tube leading to the recording diaphragm. 1894 Med. Rec. 19 May 643/2 (heading) Dr. L. Jankan's acousticon. 1921 Volta Rev. 23 85/2 They try to pierce the silence by the aid of an acousticon. 1955 Jrnl. Marketing 19 382/2 The Dictograph firm is appealing an order of the Federal Trade Commission requiring it to discontinue its exclusive arrangements with dealers of its Acousticon hearing aid. †B. adj. = acoustic adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [adjective] > relating to hearing auditory1578 auditive1611 acroamatic1632 acoustic1635 audituala1652 acousticonc1660 auditorial1859 audile1897 c1660 J. HOwell tr. Æsop Parl. Beasts in Fables 123 Ther's no creture hears more perfectly then a Goat, for he hath not onely Ears, but an Acousticon Organ also in the throat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1660
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