hearing acuity

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• hearing acuity — klausumas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. auditory acuity; hearing acuity vok. Gehörschärfe, f; Hörschärfe, f rus. острота слуха, f pranc. acuité auditive, f; acuité d’ouïe, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• acuity — ► NOUN ▪ sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing. ORIGIN Latin acuitas, from acus needle …   English terms dictionary

• acuity — 1. Sharpness, clearness, distinctness. 2. Severity. [thr. Fr., fr. L. acuo, pp. acutus, sharpen] absolute intensity threshold a. the minimal light that can be seen. resolution a. detection of a target having two or more parts, often measured by… …   Medical dictionary

• acuity — [[t]ækju͟ːɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Acuity is sharpness of vision or hearing, or quickness of thought. [FORMAL] Caffeine gives a boost of energy and temporarily sharpens mental acuity …   English dictionary

• Acuity, auditory — The clarity or clearness of hearing, a measure of how well a person hears and monitoring the ability to hear. The word acuity comes from the Latin acuitas = sharpness …   Medical dictionary

• acuity — [ə kju:ɪti] noun sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing. Origin ME: from OFr. acuite or med. L. acuitas, from L. acuere (see acute) …   English new terms dictionary

• auditory acuity — klausumas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. auditory acuity; hearing acuity vok. Gehörschärfe, f; Hörschärfe, f rus. острота слуха, f pranc. acuité auditive, f; acuité d’ouïe, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Auditory acuity — The clarity or clearness of hearing, a measure of how well a person hears. Auditory acuity is what is measured when determining the need for a hearing aide and monitoring the ability to hear. The word acuity comes from the Latin acuitas =… …   Medical dictionary

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• Rinne's test — Rin·ne s test rin əz or Rin·ne test rin ə n a test for determining a subject s ability to hear a vibrating tuning fork when it is held next to the ear and when it is placed on the mastoid process with diminished hearing acuity through air and… …   Medical dictionary