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ACOUSTICS

a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound

The meaning of the word acoustics is a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound.

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hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
diluteattenuate
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault