Auditory
Definition
Belonging to hearing, relating to hearing or its organs; destined for the perception of sounds. In a neurophysiological sense, the term describes all the structural and nerve channels responsible for transforming acoustic vibrations from the environment into bioelectric signals interpreted by the cerebral cortex.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Auditory
- Aural
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective adjusting across standard gender and plural boundaries. |
| Formation | Borrowed from French 'auditif' and Latin 'auditivus', integrated into modern morphological patterns. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.di.ˈtiv] |
| Source | Lexicon of Medical Terms, Neurophysiology, and Acoustic Phenotypes |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Medicul specialist a efectuat o serie de teste pentru a verifica dacă nervul auditiv al pacientului a fost afectat.
EN: The specialist doctor performed a series of tests to verify if the patient's auditory nerve was affected.
RO: Copiii care au o memorie auditivă foarte bine dezvoltată învață limbile străine mult mai repede prin ascultare.
EN: Children who have a highly developed auditory memory learn foreign languages much faster through listening.
RO: Aparatul auditiv modern este extrem de mic și poate fi reglat digital pentru a izola zgomotul de fundal.
EN: The modern hearing aid is extremely small and can be digitally adjusted to isolate background noise.
Idioms & Phrases
Nerv auditiv / Auditory nerve / acoustic nerve
RO: A opta pereche de nervi cranieni, responsabilă de transmiterea influxurilor nervoase de la urechea internă la creier.
EN: The eighth pair of cranial nerves, responsible for transmitting nerve impulses from the inner ear to the brain.
Memorie auditivă / Auditory memory / echoic memory
RO: Capacitatea cognitivă a creierului de a reține și de a-și aminti informațiile recepționate sub formă de sunete sau cuvinte vorbite.
EN: The cognitive capacity of the brain to retain and recall information received in the form of sounds or spoken words.
Aparat auditiv / Hearing aid
RO: Dispozitiv electronic de dimensiuni reduse utilizat de persoanele cu hipoacuzie pentru amplificarea undelor sonore.
EN: A small electronic device used by people with hearing loss to amplify sound waves.
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