auditory

as in acoustical
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing I have a bad auditory memory—unless I see a word in writing, and not just hear it, I forget it easily

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Recent Examples on the Web Entering the esteemed recording sanctuaries like Sound Factory Studios is akin to traversing a museum of auditory legends. Spin Contributor, SPIN, 13 Sep. 2024 Tactile paving and auditory signals at crosswalks assist those with visual impairments. Tina Gada, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 The only way to combat this, said Tech Crunch, is to find a way to make voice tech as good as the human auditory system. Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, The Week Uk, theweek, 10 Sep. 2024 One study shows more gray matter in the portions of the brain that deal with attention, auditory processing, emotional stimulus, and recognition in the brains of people with high IQs than in the brains of the control group. Constance Grady, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for auditory 

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“Auditory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditory. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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