单词 | acoustooptics |
释义 | acoustooptics in American English (əˌkustoʊˈɑptɪks) noun the branch of physics dealing with the relationships between acoustics and light Derived forms acoustooptic (aˌcoustoˈoptic) adjective or aˌcoustoˈoptical acoustooptics in American English (əˌkuːstouˈɑptɪks) noun (used with a sing v) the science and technology of the interactions between sound waves and light waves passing through material media, esp. as applied to the modulation and deflection of laser beams by ultrasonic waves Derived forms acoustooptic acoustooptical adjective acoustooptically adverb Word origin [1970–75; acoust(ic) + -o- + optics]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Heimlich maneuver, consciousness-raising, good old boy, salsa, stress test-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer) |
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