audiometer

[ aw-dee-om-i-ter ]

nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. an instrument for gauging and recording acuity of hearing.

Origin of audiometer

1
First recorded in 1875–80; audio- + -meter

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British Dictionary definitions for audiometer

audiometer

/ (ˌɔːdɪˈɒmɪtə) /


noun
  1. an instrument for testing the intensity and frequency range of sound that is capable of detection by the human ear

Derived forms of audiometer

  • audiometric (ˌɔːdɪəʊˈmɛtrɪk), adjective
  • audiometrically, adverb
  • audiometrist, noun
  • audiometry, noun

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