optoacousticadj.
/ˌɒptəʊəˈkuːstɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌɑptoʊəˈkustɪk/ Physics.
Of or relating to both light and sound; spec. designating or relating to an effect whereby a light beam periodically interrupted at an audio frequency produces an audible sound when made to irradiate an enclosed body of gas; photoacoustic.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > thing heard > [adjective] > optoacoustic
photoacoustic1970
optoacoustic1971
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > [adjective] > in relation to other fields
magneto-optical1848
electro-optical1850
magneto-optic1850
electro-optic1878
photodynamic1882
photophysical1889
photothermic1891
photodynamical1938
optoelectronic1955
photoacoustic1970
optoacoustic1971
the world > matter > physics > science of sound > vibration > [adjective] > involving light
acousto-optical1961
acousto-optic1964
optoacoustic1971
1959 Sci. Progress 47 459 (heading) The optic-acoustic effect in gases.]
1971 Jrnl. Appl. Physics 42 2934/1 This technique uses the optoacoustic effect which was discovered by Bell, Tyndall, and Röntgen.
1976 Nature 19 Aug. 681/2 Opto-acoustic detection was discovered by Bell nearly a century ago, but was recently revived as a means of monitoring low concentrations of pollutant molecules.
1996 Proc. 18th Conf. Cognitive Sci. Soc. 381 Subjects are repeatedly presented with 9 opto-acoustic speech signals obtained by combining..the acoustic articulations..with optic articulations of the same alternatives.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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