Weber test

noun

We·​ber test

variants or Weber's test

ˈweb-ər(z)-  ˈvā-bər(z)- 

: a test to determine the nature of unilateral hearing loss in which a vibrating tuning fork is held against the forehead at the midline and conduction deafness is indicated if the sound is heard more loudly in the affected ear and nerve deafness is indicated if it is heard more loudly in the normal ear