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audiogram

[aw-dee-uh-gram]

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. the graphic record produced by an audiometer.



audiogram

/ ˈɔːdɪəʊˌɡræm /

noun

  1. a graphic record of the acuity of hearing of a person obtained by means of an audiometer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of audiogram1

First recorded in 1925–30; audio- + -gram 1
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Example Sentences

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My hearing had gotten worse, as shown on an audiogram filled with X’s, O’s and squiggles connecting them.

From Salon

The best results will come from a test administered by an audiologist, but in a pinch, an audiogram app can estimate your levels of hearing loss.

Early this year I learned that I have a rare type of hearing loss called a cookie-bite, so named because the audiogram appears to show a chunk missing from mid-frequency sounds.

From Salon

Based on my audiogram, I was fitted for a pair of Starkey’s Muse hearing aids.

That loss is what is picked up by a standard test called an audiogram that measures how soft a noise we can hear in a quiet environment.

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