"Acoustic energy" refers to the energy that travels through sound waves in the air or other medium. It is the energy that allows us to hear and perceive sound. Full definition
Sound waves carrying a continuous supply of acoustic energy would neatly explain the bubbles» long - term existence — exactly what the new X-ray images seem to show. (discovermagazine.com)
Manoj Thota and Kon - Well Wang at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have designed a noise barrier that can reduce acoustic energy by 90 per cent, so traffic noise previously audible at 1.6 kilometres away only travels half a kilometre. (newscientist.com)
Despite 70 years of trying, scientists still can not fully explain how a bubble of air in water focuses acoustic energy a trillionfold to spit out picosecond bursts of ultraviolet radiation. (scientificamerican.com)