"nonacoustic" meaning in English

See nonacoustic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: non- + acoustic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|acoustic}} non- + acoustic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonacoustic (not comparable)
  1. Not acoustic. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonacoustic-en-adj-g2fh8fYG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-

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