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 of auditory
It’s not embedded in the auditory system for hearing.
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Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
The technique, called external cueing, works by using visual, auditory, or tactile prompts—colored tape on the ground, playing a metronome, or physical vibrations—to engage neural pathways not affected by the disease.
—Grace Browne, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
Traversing The Uncanny Valley: Deepfakes Increasingly Defy Human Detection
Although still undeniably impressive, in their infancy, deepfakes were fraught with visual and auditory imperfections that stymied their pursuit of realism.
—Eyal Benishti, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Music therapy stimulates the auditory system, which can distract patients from pain, lower anxiety levels, and foster emotional healing.
—Heather Margonari, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
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Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
The technique, called external cueing, works by using visual, auditory, or tactile prompts—colored tape on the ground, playing a metronome, or physical vibrations—to engage neural pathways not affected by the disease.
—Grace Browne, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
Traversing The Uncanny Valley: Deepfakes Increasingly Defy Human Detection
Although still undeniably impressive, in their infancy, deepfakes were fraught with visual and auditory imperfections that stymied their pursuit of realism.
—Eyal Benishti, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Music therapy stimulates the auditory system, which can distract patients from pain, lower anxiety levels, and foster emotional healing.
—Heather Margonari, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditory
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Zee’s lab, for example, has tinkered with using acoustic stimulation to boost the slow waves of deep sleep that enhance memory processing and may be one of the secrets to short sleepers’ success.Marla Broadfoot, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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The movie culminates with the 1965 Newport Folk festival, in which Dylan gets booed by the audience after playing an electric guitar instead of an acoustic guitar.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024
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The result is an unfamiliar and deeply sensual aural clash of whistles, clicks, and consonants, each molded and metamorphosed by their enveloping fungal tissue.Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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The observational shots are complicated by a strange aural motif.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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Although evidence is mixed, researchers found stimulating points in the outer ear—auricular acupuncture—to help with quitting smoking when combined with other methods.13 Mindfulness: Another method that may help people quit tobacco is mindfulness.Mark Gurarie, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
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Some people can control their auricular muscles to move the ear slightly but to a noticeable extent, an ability that seems to have a genetic basis.C. CLAIBORNE RAY, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2017
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With two stages set up in close proximity, as soon as one band finished, another would fire up immediately, a sort of audial game of hot potato.Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2023
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With Windows 11, the OS adds new audial and visual tools, and new support for third-party hardware and software.Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 7 June 2022
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To be even more nitpicky, even via the PC, after pressing play there was always a tiny, but perceptible delay before the audio immenseein, which meant the first half-second of the first track faded in.Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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On Friday, wind gusts were 12 mph or less, with a nearly two-hour morning stretch of no perceptible winds, according to National Weather Service data.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Auditory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditory. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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