auditory
Americanadjective
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Anatomy, Physiology. pertaining to hearing, to the sense of hearing, or to the organs of hearing.
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perceived through or resulting from the sense of hearing.
auditory hallucinations.
noun
plural
auditories-
an assembly of hearers; audience.
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an auditorium, especially the nave of a church.
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- auditorially adverb
- auditorily adverb
- postauditory adjective
- preauditory adjective
Etymology
Origin of auditory
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin audītōrius relating to hearing. See auditor, -tory 1
Example Sentences
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People with musical anhedonia can recognize and process melodies without difficulty, showing that the auditory system itself is functioning normally -- they simply do not feel pleasure from the experience.
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"Our study suggests that blinking is associated with losing information, both visual and auditory," says co-author Mickael Deroche, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology.
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Human voices play a central role in social communication, and a significant portion of the auditory cortex is devoted to interpreting them.
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She is a research assistant professor in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine and directs lab studies of auditory brain development.
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When the scientists expanded their search through genetic databases, they discovered that individuals with other CPD mutations also showed signs of early-onset hearing loss, strengthening the link between this gene and auditory function.
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