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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An audiometer (device for gauging the hearing).
2. 2
   an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing wordnet
3. 3
   An instrument for measuring sounds or their intervals by means of a sounding board with strings stretched above it, movable bridges, and weights for varying the tension.

Synonyms

All synonyms

audiometeraudiometerbatondiapasonmetronomemute

Etymology

From sono- + -meter.

Related phrases

sounding board

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