Definitions for auditory
ˈɔ dɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i-au·di·to·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. auditory, audile, auditiveadjective

   of or relating to the process of hearing

   "auditory processing"; "an audile person"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Auditoryadjective

   That which has the power of hearing.

   Etymology: auditorius, Lat.

   Is not hearing performed by the vibrations of some medium, excited in the auditory nerves by the tremours of the air, and propagated through the capillaments of those nerves? Newton.

2. Auditorynoun

   Etymology: auditorium, Lat.

   1. An audience; a collection of persons assembled to hear.

   Met in the church, I look upon you as an auditory fit to be waited on, as you are, by both universities. South.

   Demades never troubled his head to bring his auditory to their wits, by dry reason. Roger L'Estrange.

   Several of this auditory were, perhaps, entire strangers to the person whose death we now lament. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   2. A place where lectures are to be heard.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Auditoryadjective

   of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing; as, the auditory nerve. See Ear

2. Auditorynoun

   an assembly of hearers; an audience

3. Auditorynoun

   an auditorium

4. Etymology: [L. auditorius.]

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Auditory

   Of or relating to the process of hearing.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Auditory

   relating to the sense of hearing.

How to pronounce auditory?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say auditory in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of auditory in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of auditory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of auditory in a Sentence

1. Shaka Johnson:

   My auditory senses heard people shouting, Hes mental, hes mental. and heres why, heres why: They were improperly trained and did not have the proper equipment by which to effectuate their job.

2. Toni Frallicciardi:

   I learned that every kid learns a different way and some kids are visual learners, some kids are auditory learners, some kids, you know, learn through touching or feeling, every time we do a lesson, I think, you know, how can they hear it, see it, feel it, taste it.

3. John Fetterman:

   I’m eager to put my record and my values up against Dr. Oz’s any day of the week, as I recover from this stroke and improve my auditory processing and speech, I look forward to continuing to meet with the people of Pennsylvania.

4. Arizona Sheriff Mark Napier:

   The wall is only a portion of the president's plan, the plan includes a lot of stuff that I think  would enjoy wide bipartisan support, but there's an auditory shutdown when people say two words: the wall.

5. Daniel Abrams:

   The methods that we've used can be applied to understand how the brain tracks auditory information over time.

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