audible
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
au′·dibil′·ity (-bil′ə tē) noun
au′·dibly adverb
audible
Synonyms
audible
modif.
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.
Browse dictionary entries near audible
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