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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIACOUSTICS

n.The science or doctrine of refracted sounds; the consideration of the properties of sound refracted by passing through different mediums; called also diaphonics.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIACOUSTICS

Di `a *cous "tics, n. Etym: [Cf. F. diacoustique.]

 

Defn: That branch of natural philosophy which treats of the properties of sound as affected by passing through different mediums; -- called also diaphonics. See the Note under Acoustics.