hearing
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nounDefinition of HEARING
1
a : the process, function, or power of perceiving sound; specifically : the special sense by which noises and tones are received as stimuli b : earshot
2
a : opportunity to be heard, to present one's side of a case, or to be generally known or appreciated b (1) : a listening to arguments (2) : a preliminary examination in criminal procedure c : a session (as of a legislative committee) in which testimony is taken from witnesses
3
chiefly dialect : a piece of news
See Examples of HEARING
- He suffered some loss of hearing in his right ear.
- <let's make sure she's out of hearing before I tell you what I got her for her birthday>
First Known Use of HEARING
13th century
hear·ing
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of HEARING
: the act or power of apprehending sound; specifically : one of the special senses of vertebrates that is concerned with the perception of sound, is mediated through the organ of Corti of the ear in mammals, is normally sensitive in humans to sound vibrations between 16 and 27,000 hertz but most receptive to those between 2000 and 5000 hertz, is conducted centrally by the cochlear branch of the auditory nerve, and is coordinated especially in the medial geniculate body
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