audio

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the audible part of a transmitted signal
  2. noun an audible acoustic wave frequency
  3. noun a recording of acoustic signals

Etymology

Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.

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Synonyms

sound

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