hearing
Hearing is defined as the sense that perceives sound and the process by which sound is perceived.
Common Causes of Hearing Loss
- Ear Wax - causes blockage, stops vibration and prevents hearing
- Infection - syphilis, lyme disease, cytomegalo virus, herpes infection
- Nerve damage - caused by diseases such as carcinoma, rheumatoid arthritis, SLN, HIV, multiple sclerosis, lyme disease, lymphoma, multiple myeloma
An example of hearing is being able to understand the words as someone speaks.
The definition of a hearing is a chance for someone to be heard or a court appearance before a judge.
(noun)An example of hearing is someone who's declared bankruptcy having a meeting with a judge.
See hearing in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- the act or process of perceiving sounds
- the sense by which sounds are perceived
- an opportunity to speak, sing, etc.; chance to be heard
- a court appearance before a judge or court referee, other than an actual formal trial
- a formal meeting, as of an investigative body or legislative committee, before which evidence is presented, testimony is given, etc.
- the distance that a sound, esp. that of the unaided voice, will carry: to be within hearing
Origin: ME heringe: see hear
See hearing in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- The sense by which sound is perceived; the capacity to hear.
- Range of audibility; earshot.
- An opportunity to be heard.
- Law a. A preliminary examination of an accused person.b. The trial of an equity case.
- A session, as of an investigatory committee or a grand jury, at which testimony is taken from witnesses.
See hearing in Ologies
Hearing
See also deafness; ear; perception; sound.
acoumetry
the measurement of acuteness of hearing. —acoumeter, n. —acoumetric, adj.
anaudia
loss or absence of the power of hearing.
audiclave
an instrument that aids hearing.
1. the branch of medical science that studies hearing, especially impaired hearing.
2. the treatment of persons with impaired hearing. —audiologist, n.
an instrument for testing hearing. Also called sonometer. —audiometry, n. —audiometric, adj.
a testing of hearing ability by frequencies and various levels of loudness. —audiometrist, audiometrician, n. —audiometric, audiometrical, adj.
auditognosis
Medicine. the sense by which sounds are understood and interpreted.
a closure of the hearing passages.
otomyasthenia
Medicine. a weakness of the ear muscles causing poor selection and amplification of sounds. —otomyasthenic, adj.
otophone
1. an external appliance used to aid hearing; a hearing aid.
2. Medicine. a tube used in the auscultation of the ear.
otosis
a defect in hearing causing a false impression of sounds made by others.
defective sense of hearing. Also paracousia.
phonism
a sound or a sensation of hearing produced by stimulus of another sense, as taste, smell, etc.
audiometer. —sonometry, n. —sonometric, adj.
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