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audible Definition

au·di·ble (ô′də bəl)

adjective

that can be heard; loud enough to be heard

Etymology: LL audibilis < L audire: see audience

noun

☆ Football a play decided upon and called by the quarterback at the line of scrimmage

audible Related Forms
au′·dibil′·ity (-bil′ə tē) noun au′·dibly adverb
audible Synonyms

audible

modif.

perceptible, discernible, auricular, distinct, actually heard, perceptible by the ear, loud enough to be heard, capable of being heard, within earshot, within hearing distance, hearable, sounding, resounding, loud, deafening, roaring, aloud, clear, plain, emphatic; see also sensory 2.

audible Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • CD: Certainly, this is not audible on a CD.
  • side: It was perfectly audible on the town side of the common and presumably also on the other side.

Preposition: above

  • noise: Is the Fire Alarm easily audible above machinery noise?

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: The toads live in underground burrows and make electronic bleeps audible from a distance of 30 meters.

Modifies a noun

  • gasp: There was an audible gasp of shock from the audience.
  • alarm: Vertical platform lifts should be fitted with audible alarm.
  • beep: Audible beep at the end of each exposure, and optional seconds tick whilst the enlarger is switched on.
  • bleep: It also has an audible BLEEP for heart rate training zone alarm.
  • altimeter: It's a Bonehead Mindwarp helmet that is fabric padded on the inside with an internal pocket for an audible altimeter on the side.
  • sigh: The accompanying police breathed audible sighs of relief at the disciplined behavior.

Modifying Another Word

  • barely: The only sound was a barely audible whine from the turbo.
  • scarcely: In a scarcely audible voice Buckingham said " The villain hath killed me!
  • clearly: The sound of water coming through the ceiling is clearly audible over the helpdesk operator's ear set.
  • perfectly: Unlike many of his fellow actors, Wood spoke normally and without any strange emphases, and yet was still perfectly audible.
  • almost: His eyes met Buffy's again, and Giles sighed at the almost audible harmony of connection.
  • easily: Is the Fire Alarm easily audible above machinery noise?

Used with adjective complement

  • become: At the same time a faint hissing sound became audible.
  • make: His versions take risks, but honor the originals ' forms and intentions, making audible a wide array of individual styles and voices.
  • remain: The first point to be determined was the distance from the source to which the sound remained clearly audible.
  • sound: The investigators moved further away from the toilet but ' Gizmo ' continued to sound audible alerts.