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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Hitherto we have considered only the audition of a single sound, but it is possible also to have simultaneous auditive sensations, as in musical harmony.
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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