Akoestisch
Example: De akoestisch gitaar klinkt mooi in dit kleine café.
Definition
"Akoestisch" is an adverb describing something related to sound or the sense of hearing, often used in music to indicate the natural sound produced without electronic amplification, as in "De akoestisch gitaar klinkt mooi in dit kleine café," meaning the guitar sounds natural and unamplified.
Etymology
The word "akoestisch" comes from the Greek word 'akoustikos,' meaning 'relating to hearing,' which passed into Latin and then Dutch. Did you know? The term originally referred to the science of sound and hearing before being adopted in music to describe natural, unamplified sound.
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"Akoestisch" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Music - (A2) - set 1", containing 102 commonly used words.
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