| audiometer | <physics> An instrument by which the power of hearing can be gauged and recorded on a scale. Origin: L. Audire to hear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| automatic audiometer | An audiometer that is operated by the patient, enabling him to control the intensity of the tone presented to him and thus track his own hearing thresholds. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Bekesy audiometer | An automatic audiometer in which the tone sweeps the audiometric scale while the patient controls intensity by pressing a button when he cannot hear the tone; may be operated either at a fixed frequency or at steadily changing frequencies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pure-tone audiometer | An electroacoustical generator which produces pure tones of selected frequencies and calibrated output. (05 Mar 2000) |
| speech audiometer | An audiometer that provides spoken material at controlled sound pressure levels to obtain speech reception thresholds, tolerance for loud speech, and discrimination ability, utilizing either a live voice with a microphone or a recorded voice played over a turntable or tape recorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| limited range audiometer | A pure-tone audiometer designed to test restricted ranges of frequency and sound pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |