Look up: Audiometer

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   Audiometer
   An audiometer is a device for measuring the sense of hearing. It was invented by Professor Hughes in 1879.
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   audiometer
   [n] - an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing
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   Audiometer
   An instrument for measuring hearing acuity. See also: Audiogram, Hearing.
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   audiometer
   an instrument for the measurement of hearing acuity and,specifically,for the threshold of audibility Category: Medicine
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   Audiometer
   Au`di·om'e·ter noun [ Latin audire to hear + -meter .] (Acous.) An instrument by which the power of hearing can be gauged and recorded on a scale.
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   audiometer
   <physics> An instrument by which the power of hearing can be gauged and recorded on a scale. ... Origin: L. Audire to hear. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   audiometer
   sonometer noun an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing
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   Audiometer
   An `audiometer` is a machine used for evaluating hearing loss. The invention of this machine is generally credited to Dr. Harvey Fletcher of Brigham Young University. Audiometers are standard equipment at ENT clinics and in audiology centers. They usually consist of an embedded hardware unit connected to a pair of headphones and a feedback button, sometimes controlled by a standard PC. Audiometer requirements are specified in IEC 60645, ISO 8253,...
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   audiometer
   (aw″de-om´ә-tәr) an apparatus used in audiometry for testing the hearing.
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    Audiometer
    • (n.) An instrument by which the power of hearing can be gauged and recorded on a scale.
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    audiometer
    (from the article `ear, human`) The audiometer consists of an oscillator or signal generator, an amplifier, a device called an attenuator, which controls and specifies the intensity ...
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    audiometer
    audiometer, sonometer 1. An instrument for measuring hearing activity for pure tones of normally audible frequencies. 2. An instrument that generates sounds of known frequency and intensity; used to measure an individual's hearing ability; especially, the level at which a sound becomes audible at a given frequency.
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    audiometer
    instrument for the measurement of certain characteristics of hearing, particularly the hearing threshold level
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