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audiology

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɔːdiˈɒləd͡ʒi/
  • General-American: /ˌɔdiˈɑlədʒi/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the measurement of hearing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: audiometry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: otology

History

Etymology

From audio- + -logy.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: 聽力學 /听力学 — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Chinese: 听力学 (tīng lìxué) — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Danish: audiologi — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Dutch: audiologie — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Faroese: hoyrnarfrøði — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Finnish: audiologia — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • French: audiologie — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Galician: audioloxía — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Georgian: აუდიოლოგია (audiologia) — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • German: Audiologie — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Greek: ακουολογία (akouología) — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Greek: ακοολογία (akoología) — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Indonesian: audiologi — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Irish: éisteolaíocht — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Italian: audiologia — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Khmer: សវនវិទ្យា (saʔvaʔnaʔvityie) — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Korean: 청능학 (cheongneunghak) — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Navajo: ajaaʼ hasʼą́ągi bóhooʼaah dóó binaʼanish — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Norwegian: audiologi — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Polish: audiologia — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Portuguese: audiologia — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Russian: аудиоло́гия (audiológija) — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Serbo-Croatian: audiologija — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Spanish: audiología — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Swedish: audiologi — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Turkish: odyoloji — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Urdu: سمعیات — study of hearing and hearing defects
  • Vietnamese: thính học — study of hearing and hearing defects