audiovisual

adjective

Definition of audiovisualnext
as in audible

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Recent Examples of audiovisual The new law will be enforced by Arcom, France’s audiovisual and digital communications regulator. — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 The Senate argues that the blacklist itself was not challenged by the EU Commission, claiming that only provisions giving too much power to the French regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication are problematic. — Samuel Petrequin, Fortune, 20 July 2026 In both works, the disturbing cruelty of the classical age is matched by an audiovisual sublimity that reflects the poetry of the tragedies—by Sophocles and Euripides, respectively—on which the films are based. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 Once those repairs are complete, crews can begin installing modern lighting, plumbing and audiovisual systems while preserving the stadium’s iconic architecture. — Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for audiovisual
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audiovisual
  1. audible
  2. perceptible
  3. discernible
  4. distinct
  5. auditory
  6. distinguishable
  7. acoustic
  8. aural
Adjective
  • JumpSmart also includes a compass, thermometer, reflector strip, and emergency audible alarm that is perfect for hiking, camping, and off-roading.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In a room of hundreds of people, there was hardly an audible reaction to an announcement that the AP had called the race.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of audible
Adjective
  • With rain falling, the disk of the sun was barely perceptible and then, suddenly, the lights went out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Much of this glazing has been retrofitted with an ultraviolet dot pattern that’s hardly perceptible to us but lifesaving for birds.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Definition of perceptible
Adjective
  • The lobes fan straight out from the tree without any discernible stems.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Between color and contrast, rest assured that visuals will be lifelike yet discernible (and you won’t get picked off by a bad agent hiding in the shadows).
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of discernible
Adjective
  • Packages of drugs are often packaged with other distinct designs.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • However, a whole-brain analysis did show distinct patterns of activity when the dogs saw faces showing the negative emotions.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of distinct
Adjective
  • In 1981 a bold experiment in rock music began as MTV took the air and made music a visual as well as auditory experience.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • For instance, some people will benefit from reaction drills related to visual scanning, whereas others might need to be challenged by auditory input.
    — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of auditory
Adjective
  • The next hurdle for lifestyle influencers will be to make content that’s both useful and, crucially, distinguishable from what AI can do.
    — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • Based on analyzing samples taken from hundreds of different mole rats, the team learned members of each colony carried a distinguishable chemical signature.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Definition of distinguishable
Adjective
  • The acoustic/electronic modes of production and glitchiness might be described as a gorp-core version of hyperpop.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The company said this exercise was an important step in proving their acoustic system for ongoing monitoring in challenging maritime areas.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of acoustic
Adjective
  • Summit staged an aural and visual attack on Grant Park, weaving in everything from the Prodigy to Pink Floyd over the course of 90 minutes as clouds of smoke rose above the festival’s north end.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • For many years, critics frequently downplayed the soothing texture of Sade’s songs as mere aural wallpaper, mood music for lovemaking.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 30 June 2026
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