audiogram

[ aw-dee-uh-gram ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. the graphic record produced by an audiometer.

audiogram

/ ˈɔːdɪəʊˌɡræm /

noun

1. a graphic record of the acuity of hearing of a person obtained by means of an audiometer

Word History and Origins

Origin of audiogram¹

First recorded in 1925–30; audio- + -gram ¹

Example Sentences

My hearing had gotten worse, as shown on an audiogram filled with X’s, O’s and squiggles connecting them.

From Salon

The best results will come from a test administered by an audiologist, but in a pinch, an audiogram app can estimate your levels of hearing loss.

From Washington Post

Early this year I learned that I have a rare type of hearing loss called a cookie-bite, so named because the audiogram appears to show a chunk missing from mid-frequency sounds.

From Salon

Based on my audiogram, I was fitted for a pair of Starkey’s Muse hearing aids.

From The New Yorker

That loss is what is picked up by a standard test called an audiogram that measures how soft a noise we can hear in a quiet environment.

From Seattle Times