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	Acoustic may refer to: In science: Acoustics Acoustics Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of sound, ultrasound and infrasound . A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician.... , a branch of physics that studies sound Musical acoustics Musical acoustics Musical acoustics or music acoustics is the branch of acoustics concerned with researching and describing the physics of music ? how sounds employed as music work.... , the branch of acoustics that studies the physics of music External acoustic meatus, another name for the ear canal Acoustic recording, a pre-microphone method of recording used, for instance, on the Graphophone Graphophone File:Graphophone1901.jpgThe graphophone was an improved version of the phonograph invented through the laboratories of Alexander Graham Bell. It took five years of research under the directorship of Charles Sumner Tainter and Chichester Bell to develop and distinguish the machine from Thomas Edison phonograph.... In music: Acoustic music Acoustic music Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses musical instrument s which produce sound through entirely Musical acoustics means, as opposed to electronic means.... , music that solely or primarily uses acoustic instruments An instrument used in acoustic music (see link above), such as: Acoustic guitar Acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings. The term is a retronym, coined after the advent of electric guitars, which depend on electronic amplification to make their sound audible.... , as opposed to electric guitar Acoustic bass guitar Acoustic bass guitar The acoustic bass guitar is a bass instrument with a hollow wooden body similar to, though usually somewhat larger than a steel-string acoustic guitar.... , as opposed to electric bass guitar An album: Acoustic (Deine Lakaien album), 1995 Acoustic (John Lennon album) Acoustic (John Lennon album) *Acoustic* is a compilation album of John Lennon demos, studio and live performances that feature his acoustic guitar work and was released in 2004.... , 2004 A record label: Acoustic Disc Acoustic Disc Acoustic Disc is the name of the record label founded by mandolinist David Grisman, in 1990 in music. This independent record label's focus is acoustic music from all genres of music.... Piano acoustics Piano acoustics Piano acoustics are those physical properties of the piano which affect its acoustics.... Acoustic fingerprint Acoustic fingerprint An acoustic fingerprint is a condensed digital summary, deterministic algorithm generated from an audio signal, that can be used to identify an audio sample or quickly locate similar items in an audio database.... Warfare Acoustic torpedo Acoustic torpedo An acoustic torpedo is a torpedo that aims itself by listening for characteristic sounds of its target or by searching for it using sonar. Acoustic torpedoes are usually designed for medium-range use, and often fired from a submarine.... Acoustic signature Acoustic signature Acoustic signature is used to describe a combination of acoustic emissions of ships and submarines.... Other: Acoustic Control Corporation Acoustic Control Corporation Acoustic Control Corporation was a manufacturer of instrument amplifiers, founded by Steve Marks and based in Van Nuys, California. Its original location was a shack on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.... , a company which produced instrument amplifiers using Acoustic as a brand name Acoustic thermometry Acoustic thermometry Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate is an idea to observe the state of the world's oceans, and the ocean climate in particular, using long-range acoustics Transmission .... , observation of the oceans' climates using long-range acoustic instruments Acoustic cryptanalysis Acoustic cryptanalysis Acoustic cryptanalysis is a side channel attack which exploits sounds, audible or not, produced during a computation or input-output operation by computer workstations, impact printers, or electromechanical cipher machines.... , in cryptography, a side channel attack which exploits sounds