audiogram

American  

[aw-dee-uh-gram] / ˈɔ di əˌgræm /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. the graphic record produced by an audiometer.

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audiogram British  

/ ˈɔːdɪəʊˌɡræm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of audiogram

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 • Sep. 30, 2024

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 • Sep. 23, 2022

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 • May 21, 2022

Hearing tests are performed over a range of frequencies, usually from 250 to 8000 Hz, and can be displayed graphically in an audiogram like that in Figure 17.40.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

"The audiogram just said report back to the Academy immediately for assignment."

From On the Trail of the Space Pirates by Glanzman, Louis