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Webster 1913 Edition

Auditory

Au′di-to-ry

,
Adj.
[L.
auditorius
.]
Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing;
as, the
auditory
nerve
. See
Ear
.
Auditory canal
(Anat.)
,
the tube from the auditory meatus or opening of the ear to the tympanic membrane.

Au′di-to-ry

,
Noun.
[L.
auditorium
.]
1.
An assembly of hearers; an audience.
2.
An auditorium.
Udall.

Webster 1828 Edition

Auditory

AUD'ITORY

,
Adj.
That has the power of hearing; pertaining to the sense or organs of hearing; as, the auditory nerve.

AUD'ITORY

,
Noun.
[L. auditorium.]
1.
An audience; an assembly of hearers, as in a church or lecture room.
2.
A place or apartment where discourses are delivered. In ancient churches, the nave, where the hearers stood to be instructed.
3.
A bench on which a judge sits to hear causes.

Definition 2024

auditory

auditory

English

Adjective

auditory ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • auditory bone
  • auditory nerve
Translations

Etymology 2

From Latin audītōrium.

Noun

auditory ‎(plural auditories)

  1. (archaic) An assembly of hearers; an audience.
    • 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, p. 7:
      ...and because though these learned Gentlemen (sayes he, turning to his two friends) need not fear to discourse before any Auditory...
  2. (archaic) An auditorium.
Translations

Related terms

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin audītōrius ‎(“pertaining to hearing”).

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