audiometry
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au·di·om·e·ter
(ô′dē-ŏm′ĭ-tər)n.
An instrument for measuring hearing activity for pure tones of normally audible frequencies. Also called sonometer.
au′di·o·met′ric (-ō-mĕt′rĭk) adj.
au′di·om′e·try n.
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au•di•om•e•try
(ˌɔ diˈɒm ɪ tri)n.
the testing of hearing by means of an audiometer.
[1885–90]
au`di•o•met′ric (-ˈmɛ trɪk) adj.
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audiometry
a testing of hearing ability by frequencies and various levels of loudness. — audiometrist, audiometrician, n. — audiometric, audiometrical, adj.
See also: Hearing-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  audiometry - the measurement of hearing otology - the branch of medicine concerned with the ear |
| 2. |  audiometry - measuring sensitivity of hearing measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" |
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