As adjectives the difference between sonic and acoustic
is that sonic is of or relating to sound while acoustic is pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
As a noun acoustic is
a medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
sonic
English
Adjective
(head)
of or relating to sound
having a speed approaching that of the speed of sound in air
See also
* hypersonic
* subsonic
* supersonic
* transonic
* ultrasonic
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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
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en noun)
(medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
