audial (4) | (adj.) - hear + al = related to hearing. |
audible (2) | (adj.) - from the basic word = that which can be heard. Audibility is the noun form and audibly is the adverb form. |
audience (2) | (noun) - from the basic word = a group of people who have gathered to hear something; everyone reached by some medium (such as newspapers, television or the Internet.); a formal meeting with a head of church or state. |
audio (2) | (noun) - from the basic word = of or related to sound. The portion of a device which produces the sound, as in a television. |
audio book (3) | (noun) - hear + book = talking book. |
audiocassette (2) | (noun) - hear + cassette = audiotape in a cassette case. |
audiogenic (5) | (adj.) - hear + producing = generated by frequencies corresponding to sound waves. |
audiogram (3) | (noun) - hear + letter = a hearing test which shows a graphic representation of frequency and the minimum sound intensity able to be heard. |
audio-lingual (3) | (adj.) - hear + tongue = a traditional routine of listening and speaking drills used in learning a language. |
audiology (3) | (noun) - hear + speak, word = a branch of science dealing with hearing; the therapy of individuals with impaired hearing. Audiological and audiologic are adjective forms and an audiologist is a person who does this. |
audiometer (4) | (noun) - hear + measure = an instrument used in measuring the acuity of hearing. Audiometric is the adjective for and audiometry is the noun referring to the activity. |
audiophile (3) | (noun) - hear + love = someone who is an enthusiast of high-fidelity sound reproduction. |
audiotape (2) | (noun) - hear + tape = a tape recording of sound or capable of recording sound. |
audiovisual (2) | (adj.) - hear + see = relating to both hearing and sight; a tool designed to aid learning by making use of both hearing and sight. |
audit (3) | (noun, verb) - from the basic word = a rigorous examination of an organization or individual's financial accounts or situation; the report of an audit; any systematic scrutiny or inspection. |
auditor (3) | (noun) - from the basic word + -or = a person who examines and/or verifies accounts; a person who take a course of study for no grade; a person who acts in the capacity of judge. |
auditorium (1) | (noun) - hear + a place = a large room or hall for public gatherings; a part of a public building for an audience. Note, the plural can be either auditoriums or auditoria. |
auditory (3) | (adj.) - hear + nerve = related to the sense, organs and experience of hearing. |
auditory nerve (4) | (noun) - hear + nerve = a pair of cranial nerves connecting the inner ear with the brain and carrying impulses associated with hearing and balance. |
auditory tube (3) | (noun) - hear + tube = a bony tube connecting the middle ear with the nasopharynx. Also called the Eustachian tube. |
audit trail (3) | (noun) - hear + trail = a record of a sequence of events (as actions performed by a computer) from which a history may be reconstructed . |
clairaudience (5) | (noun) - clair(voyance) + hearing = the power or faculty of hearing something not present to the ear but regarded as having objective reality. Clairaudient is the adjective form and clairaudiently is the adverb form. |
inaudible (3) | (adj.) not + hear-able = not audible; not able to be heard. Inaudibly is the adverb form. |
un-audited (4) | (adj.) not + hearing = relating to records which have not been inspected. |