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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According to Hensen, certain Crustacea on sloughing spontaneously introduce fine grains of sand as auditive stones into their otolith vesicle.
From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst
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 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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 An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor
It is uncertain whether the semi-circular canals are auditive organs or not.
From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst
But besides the auditive function, Weber's ossicles may perfectly well discharge some other function.
From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst
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