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Related to auditory: auditory cortex, auditory nerve, auditory memory, Auditory processing disorder, Auditory hallucinations
au·di·to·ry
(ô′dĭ-tôr′ē)adj.
Of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing.
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auditory
(ˈɔːdɪtərɪ; -trɪ)adj
(Physiology) of or relating to hearing, the sense of hearing, or the organs of hearing
n
an archaic word for audience, auditorium
[C14: from Latin audītōrius relating to hearing, from audīre to hear]
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au•di•to•ry
(ˈɔ dɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i-)adj., n., pl. -ries. adj.
1. 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.
n. Archaic. 3. an audience.
4. an auditorium, esp. the nave of a church.
au`di•to′ri•ly, au`di•to′ri•al•ly, adv.
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au·di·to·ry
(ô′dĭ-tôr′ē) Relating to hearing or the organs of hearing: the auditory canal of the ear.
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Auditory
an assemblage of listeners and spectators. See also audience.Examples: he chose to speak to small auditories, 1715; here is a learned auditory, 1548.
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Adj. | 1. | auditory - of or relating to the process of hearing; "auditory processing"; "an audile person" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
auditory
[ˈɔːdɪtəri] adj → auditif/ivethe limits of the human auditory range → les limites de l'acuité auditive humaineau fait [əʊˈfeɪ] adj
au fait with sth → au fait de qch
children who are so much more au fait with today's technology → les enfants qui sont tellement plus au fait des nouvelles technologies
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au·di·to·ry
a. auditivo-a, rel. a la audición;
___ canal → conducto ___;
___ nerve → nervio ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
auditory
adj auditivoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.