Acoustic telegraph — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acoustic telegraph — Acoustic A*cous tic (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique, Gr. ? relating to hearing, fr. ? to hear.] Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory. [1913 Webster] {Acoustic duct}, the auditory duct, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acoustic telegraphy — was also known as harmonic telegraphy. During the 1800s inventors tried to find ways of sending multiple telegraph messages simultaneously over a single telegraph wire by using different audio frequencies for each message. These inventors… … Wikipedia
Telegraph — Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Telegraph cable — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acoustic — A*cous tic (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique, Gr. ? relating to hearing, fr. ? to hear.] Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory. [1913 Webster] {Acoustic duct}, the auditory duct, or external… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acoustic duct — Acoustic A*cous tic (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique, Gr. ? relating to hearing, fr. ? to hear.] Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory. [1913 Webster] {Acoustic duct}, the auditory duct, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acoustic vessels — Acoustic A*cous tic (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique, Gr. ? relating to hearing, fr. ? to hear.] Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory. [1913 Webster] {Acoustic duct}, the auditory duct, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acoustic enhancement — is a subtle type of sound reinforcement system used to augment direct, reflected, or reverberant sound. While sound reinforcement systems are usually used to increase the sound level of the sound source (like a person speaking into a microphone,… … Wikipedia
Acoustic Kitty — was a CIA project launched by the Directorate of Science Technology in the 1960s attempting to use cats in spy missions, intended to spy on the Kremlin, and Soviet embassies. A battery and a microphone were implanted into a cat and an antenna… … Wikipedia
