auditive
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of auditive
1400–50; late Middle English auditif (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin audītīvus, equivalent to Latin audīt ( us ) past participle of audīre to hear + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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In like manner, we may experience auditive sensations, such as blowing, rubbing and hissing sounds, due to muscular contraction or to the passage of blood in vessels close to the auditory organ.
From Project Gutenberg
It is uncertain whether the semi-circular canals are auditive organs or not.
From Project Gutenberg
He is an "auditive" as well as a "visualist," to employ the precious classification of the psychiatrists.
From Project Gutenberg
An audience which had come to applaud ballet was naturally disconcerted by such a contrast, and was unable to concentrate on something purely auditive.
From Project Gutenberg
In fact, allusions to the present were the rule in Iranian courts where kings lived in an ever-present visual and auditive Shah-Nameh environment.
From New York Times
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