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acoustic

Term describing a musical instrument played without electrical amplification or assistance, for example an acoustic guitar or acoustic piano. It is also a term used by musicians to characterize room response, an important factor in performance. A so-called ‘bright’ acoustic provides a lively reverberation while a ‘dry’ or ‘muddy’ acoustic is lacking in response; see acoustics.



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Through to the early 1900s, the adjective "deaf" in common parlance might refer to anything from inattentiveness to a moderate hardness of hearing to complete deafness owing to the destruction of the acoustic nerve.
The Company also announced that David Sandler, President and Chief Operating Officer, would be seeking medical advice to address diminished hearing in his left ear; the condition is caused by a benign growth, or acoustic neuroma, pressing on the acoustic nerve, and is treatable with surgery or radiation therapy.
 
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