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audiometer

[ aw-dee-om-i-ter ]
/ ˌɔ diˈɒm ɪ tər /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
an instrument for gauging and recording acuity of hearing.
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Also called sonometer.

Origin of audiometer

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

Words nearby audiometer

audiogenic, audiogram, audio-lingual, audio-lingual method, audiology, audiometer, audiometry, audion, audiophile, audio response, audio response unit
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British Dictionary definitions for audiometer

audiometer
/ (ˌɔːdɪˈɒmɪtə) /
noun
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), adjectiveaudiometrically, adverbaudiometrist, nounaudiometry, noun
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