auditory

[ aw-di-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee- ]

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adjective

Anatomy, Physiology. pertaining to hearing, to the sense of hearing, or to the organs of hearing.
perceived through or resulting from the sense of hearing: auditory hallucinations.

noun,plural au·di·to·ries.Archaic.

an assembly of hearers; audience.
an auditorium, especially the nave of a church.

Origin of auditory

1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin audītōrius relating to hearing. See auditor, -tory¹

Other words from auditory

au·di·to·ri·ly, au·di·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
post·au·di·to·ry, adjective
pre·au·di·to·ry, adjective

Words Nearby auditory

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How to use auditory in a sentence

Researchers have developed promising ways of detecting depression from a combination of visual and auditory signals.
An AI is training counselors to deal with teens in crisis | Abby Ohlheiser | February 26, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
Visual and auditory information go there by a more circuitous route.
Aromas can evoke beloved journeys — or voyages not yet taken | Jen Rose Smith | February 11, 2021 | Washington Post
In auditory research, we know you can synchronize your brain with any kind of stimulus.
Do binaural beats benefit your brain? | Sara Kiley Watson | January 28, 2021 | Popular-Science
If the neural network accurately modeled the human auditory system, then the metamers should sound the same, too.
Deep Neural Networks Help to Explain Living Brains | Anil Ananthaswamy | October 28, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
Your Voice Tweets should establish an auditory identity while staying consistent with your brand’s style and personality.
Top five tips to use Twitter’s new Voice Tweets feature | David Ciccarelli | August 25, 2020 | Search Engine Watch

The lawyer claims that Hernandez has suffered from visual as well as auditory hallucinations.
Etan Patz: Painfully Obvious Evidence | Michael Daly | May 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
As they walked up a path toward West End Avenue, I mustered the courage to move a few feet closer, within auditory range.
Encounters With Thomas Pynchon | Nick Romeo | October 5, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
It has no external ears, but only auditory passages concealed under the hair.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
As the auditory bullae become more inflated, the index increases toward 100.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii | Henry W. Setzer
The diagnostic characters were the length and breadth of the rostrum and the relatively great inflation of the auditory bullae.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii | Henry W. Setzer
Acoustic, a-kowst′ik, adj. pertaining to the sense of hearing or to the theory of sounds: used in hearing, auditory.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) | Various
The body may be compared to a harp of two chords,—the optic nerve and the auditory nerve.
Mysterious Psychic Forces | Camille Flammarion

British Dictionary definitions for auditory

auditory

/ (ˈɔːdɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjectiveAlso: auditive (ˈɔːdɪtɪv)

of or relating to hearing, the sense of hearing, or the organs of hearing

noun

an archaic word for audience, auditorium

Origin of auditory

C14: from Latin audītōrius relating to hearing, from audīre to hear

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Scientific definitions for auditory

auditory

[ ô′dĭ-tôr′ē ]

Relating to or involving the organs or sense of hearing.

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