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au·di·om·e·ter (ô

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An instrument for measuring hearing activity for pure tones of normally audible frequencies. Also called sonometer.

audi·o·metric (-

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k) adj.

audi·ome·try n.

audiometry

a testing of hearing ability by frequencies and various levels of loudness. — audiometrist, audiometrician, n. — audiometric, audiometrical, adj.

See also: Hearing

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Noun	1.	audiometry - the measurement of hearing audiology 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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audiometry (redirected from Pure tone audiometry)

audiometry
(redirected from Pure tone audiometry)