Auditory

Auditory

Auditory means of or relating to the process of hearing:

* Auditory system, the neurological structures and pathways of sound perception.
* Sound, the physical signal perceived by the auditory system.
* Hearing (sense), is the auditory sense, the sense by which sound is perceived.
* Ear, the auditory end organ.
* Cochlea, the auditory branch of the inner ear.
* Auditory illusion, sound trick analogous to an optical illusion.
* Primary auditory cortex, the part of the higher-level of the brain that serves hearing.
* External auditory meatus, the ear canal
* Auditory scene analysis, the process by which a scene containing many sounds is perceived
* Auditory phonetics, the science of the sounds of language
* Auditory imagery, hearing in head in the absence of sound


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  • Auditory — Au di*to*ry, a. [L. auditorius.] Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing; as, the auditory nerve. See {Ear}. [1913 Webster] {Auditory canal} (Anat.), the tube from the auditory meatus or opening of the ear to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • auditory — auditory, acoustic, acoustical mean of or relating to the hearing of sounds. Auditory often stresses hearing more than sound {the auditory powers of a dog} {the auditorysensitivity of an individual’s organs of hearing} Acoustic emphasizes sound… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Auditory — Au di*to*ry, n. [L. auditorium.] 1. An assembly of hearers; an audience. [1913 Webster] 2. An auditorium. Udall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • auditory — (adj.) 1570s, from L. auditorius pertaining to hearing, from auditor hearer (see AUDITOR (Cf. auditor)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • auditory — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the sense of hearing …   English terms dictionary

  • auditory — [ô′də tôr΄ē] adj. [L auditorius < auditor, AUDITOR] of or having to do with hearing or the organs of hearing n. pl. auditories [L auditorium] Archaic 1. an assembly of hearers; audience 2. an auditorium auditorily adv …   English World dictionary

  • auditory — 1. Pertaining to the sense of hearing or to the system serving hearing. 2. Used to describe a person who preferentially uses verbal mental imagery. SEE ALSO: internal representation. [L. audio, pp. auditus, to hear] * * * au·di·to·ry ȯd ə .tōr ē …   Medical dictionary

  • auditory — [[t]ɔ͟ːdɪtri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Auditory means related to hearing. [TECHNICAL] ...the limits of the human auditory range …   English dictionary

  • auditory — I. noun Etymology: Middle English auditorie, from Latin auditorium Date: 14th century 1. archaic audience 2. archaic auditorium II. adjective Etymology: Late Latin …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • auditory — auditorily, auditorially, adv. /aw di tawr ee, tohr ee /, adj., n., pl. auditories. adj. 1. Anat., Physiol. pertaining to hearing, to the sense of hearing, or to the organs of hearing. 2. perceived through or resulting from the sense of hearing:… …   Universalium

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