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

Example Sentences

In pure-tone audiometry, which involves some aspects of the testing that audiologists perform, tones are played in decreasing volumes to determine your specific level of hearing loss.

From Washington Post

At Euclid Elementary in Boyle Heights, 11 members of the district’s audiometry department gathered six feet apart in the school’s cafeteria while troubleshooting how to conduct hearing tests.

From Los Angeles Times

The authors acknowledge that the study depended on self-reports of hearing difficulty rather than objective audiometry tests.

From New York Times