audial

adjective

ˈȯ-dē-əl How to pronounce audial (audio)
Definition of audialnext
as in auditory
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing a specialist in audial disorders in children

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Recent Examples of audial With two stages set up in close proximity, as soon as one band finished, another would fire up immediately, a sort of audial game of hot potato. — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2023 With Windows 11, the OS adds new audial and visual tools, and new support for third-party hardware and software. — Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 7 June 2022
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auditory
Adjective
  • The mother may also have auditory or visual hallucinations that drive her to harm herself or the infant.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Anger and fear were processed in the right ectosylvian gyrus and the left splenal gyrus—the former integrating visual, auditory, and other sensory information, and the latter managing visual perception, spatial orientation, and episodic memory.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
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“Audial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audial. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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