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
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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 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
He is not "auditive"; like Loti and the Goncourts, he writes for the eye.
From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by Huneker, James
It is uncertain whether the semi-circular canals are auditive organs or not.
From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst
The visual sense had here been rapidly replaced by the tactual and auditive senses.
From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst
He is an "auditive" as well as a "visualist," to employ the precious classification of the psychiatrists.
From Unicorns by Huneker, James
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