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Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.

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  1. a. Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
  2. n. A medicine or agent to assist hearing.
  3. adj. of or relating to the science of acoustics
  4. n. a remedy for hearing loss or deafness
  5. Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory. Acoustic duct, the auditory duct, or external passage of the ear. -- Acoustic telegraph, a telegraph making audible signals; a telephone. -- Acoustic vessels, brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance. A medicine or agent to assist hearing.
  6. Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, orthe science of sounds; auditory. Acoustic duct, the auditory duct, orexternal passage of the ear.-- Acoustic telegraph, a telegraph making audible signals; atelephone.-- Acoustic vessels, brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a bell,used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the actors, so as torender them audible to a great distance.
  7. j:69/n:31 n. a remedy for hearing loss or deafness a. of or relating to the science of acoustics