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audiometer

[ aw-dee-om-i-ter ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. an instrument for gauging and recording acuity of hearing.


audiometer

/ ˌɔːdɪˈɒmɪtə; ˌɔːdɪəʊˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

  1. an instrument for testing the intensity and frequency range of sound that is capable of detection by the human ear
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Derived Forms

  • ˌaudioˈmetrically, adverb
  • audiometric, adjective
  • ˌaudiˈometry, noun
  • ˌaudiˈometrist, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of audiometer1

First recorded in 1875–80; audio- + -meter
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Example Sentences

Audiometer, awd-i-om′et-ėr, n. an instrument for measuring and recording differences in the power of hearing.

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