Audible

//ˈɔː.dɪ.bəl// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.

    "The audible changed the play to a run."

  2. 2
    a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one. intransitive

    "The quarterback audibled after seeing the defensive formation."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to be heard.

    ""Now, look here, Jim Hawkins," he said, in a steady whisper, that was no more than audible […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    heard or perceptible by the ear wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
hearableacousticacousticalarticulateaudileaudio

Example

More examples

"Airplanes are audible long before they are visible."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French audible, from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire (“to hear”).

Related phrases

call an audibleline of scrimmage

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