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Acoustic vs Musical - What's the difference?

acoustic | musical |

As nouns the difference between acoustic and musical

is that acoustic is (medicine) a medicine or other agent to assist hearing while musical is a musical.

As an adjective acoustic

is pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.

acoustic

English

Alternative forms

* acoustick (obsolete)

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
  • (music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification, as an acoustic guitar or acoustic piano.

    • Derived terms

    * acoustically

    Derived terms

    * acoustics: the science of sound * acoustic duct: the auditory duct, or external passage of the ear. * acoustic guitar * acoustic telegraph: a telegraph making audible signals; a telephone, notably used on ships * acoustic vessels: brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.

    • musical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to music.
  • Gifted or skilled in music.
  • Pleasing to the ear.

    • Related terms

    * music * musicality * musically * musical instrument * musical theatre * musical film

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a stage performance, show or film which involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.