auditory

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

adjective

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

   auditory hallucinations.

noun

, Archaic.

, plural au·di·to·ries.

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

auditory

/ ˈɔːdɪtərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

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

noun

1. an archaic word for audience auditorium

auditory

/ ô′dĭ-tôr′ē /

1. Relating to or involving the organs or sense of hearing.

Other Words From

• audi·tori·ly audi·tori·al·ly adverb
• post·audi·tory adjective
• pre·audi·tory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of auditory¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin audītōrius relating to hearing. See auditor, -tory ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of auditory¹

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

Example Sentences

Researchers have developed promising ways of detecting depression from a combination of visual and auditory signals.

From MIT Technology Review

Visual and auditory information go there by a more circuitous route.

From Washington Post

In auditory research, we know you can synchronize your brain with any kind of stimulus.

From Popular-Science

If the neural network accurately modeled the human auditory system, then the metamers should sound the same, too.

From Quanta Magazine

Your Voice Tweets should establish an auditory identity while staying consistent with your brand’s style and personality.

From Search Engine Watch

The lawyer claims that Hernandez has suffered from visual as well as auditory hallucinations.

From 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.

From The Daily Beast

It has no external ears, but only auditory passages concealed under the hair.

From Project Gutenberg

As the auditory bullae become more inflated, the index increases toward 100.

From Project Gutenberg

The diagnostic characters were the length and breadth of the rostrum and the relatively great inflation of the auditory bullae.

From Project Gutenberg

Acoustic, a-kowst′ik, adj. pertaining to the sense of hearing or to the theory of sounds: used in hearing, auditory.

From Project Gutenberg

The body may be compared to a harp of two chords,—the optic nerve and the auditory nerve.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• audible
• aural