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noun
The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
measuring sensitivity of hearing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
noun
the measurement of hearing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: audiology
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: otology
History
From audio- + -metry.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
