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audiometry
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au·di·om·e·ter  (ôd-m-tr)
n.
An instrument for measuring hearing activity for pure tones of normally audible frequencies. Also called sonometer.
audi·o·metric (--mtrk) 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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Noun1.audiometryaudiometry - 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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1970 American National Standard Specifications for Audiometers.
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