Meaning & use
auditory
Relating to the sense of hearing or to the process of perceiving sound.
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The test measured the child's auditory processing skills in a noisy classroom.
Damage to the auditory nerve can cause partial or complete hearing loss.
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Auditory is a technical term used mainly in medicine, psychology, and science, unlike the everyday word 'hearing.'
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