AUDIOLOGY

audiology, audiometry

(noun) the measurement of hearing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

audiology (uncountable)

The study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders

An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

13 May 2024

AMISS

(adverb) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; “if you think him guilty you judge amiss”; “he spoke amiss”; “no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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