audiometry

[ aw-dee-om-i-tree ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. the testing of hearing by means of an audiometer.

Other Words From

• au·di·o·met·ric [aw-dee-, uh, -, me, -trik], adjective
• audi·o·metri·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of audiometry¹

First recorded in 1885–90; audio- + -metry