- auditory
- 1. adjective2. nouna) An assembly of hearers; an audience.
...and because though these learned Gentlemen (sayes he, turning to his two friends) need not fear to discourse before any Auditory...
b) An auditorium.
Wikipedia foundation.
auditory
Look at other dictionaries:
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… … Wikipedia
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
