audiogram

American  

[aw-dee-uh-gram] / ˈɔ di əˌgræm /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. the graphic record produced by an audiometer.

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audiogram British  

/ ˈɔːdɪəʊˌɡræm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of audiogram

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

Example Sentences

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

From Salon

If you’ve got later-generation Apple or Beats headphones, Apple devices let you adjust sound levels using an audiogram, or hearing test.

From Washington Post

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.

From The New Yorker

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.

From Seattle Times