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Audible definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AUD'IBLE, a. [L. audibilis, from audio, to hear. This word is evidently connected with the name of the ear; Gr.]
That may be heard; perceivable by the ear; loud enough to be heard; as an audible voice or whisper.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper" [syn: audible, hearable] [ant: inaudible, unhearable] n
1: a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire to hear; akin to Greek aisthanesthai to perceive, Sanskrit ?vis evidently Date: 1529 heard or capable of being heard • audibility noun • audibly adverb II. noun Date: 1962 a substitute offensive or defensive play called at the line of scrimmage in football III. intransitive verb (-bled; audibling) Date: 1974 to call an audible <audibled to a pass play — Peter King>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. capable of being heard. Derivatives: audibility n. audibleness n. audibly adv. Etymology: LL audibilis f. audire hear

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Audible Au"di*ble, a. [LL. audibilis, fr. L. audire, auditum, to hear: cf. Gr. ? ear, L. auris, and E. ear.] Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard; as, an audible voice or whisper.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Audible Au"di*ble, n. That which may be heard. [Obs.] Visibles are swiftlier carried to the sense than audibles. --Bacon.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A sound that is audible is loud enough to be heard. The Colonel's voice was barely audible... ADJ • audibly Hugh sighed audibly. ADV

Moby Thesaurus

acoustic, articulate, audile, audio, auditory, aural, auricular, clear, contrastive, definite, distinct, distinctive, hearable, hearing, hi-fi, high-fidelity, otic, otological, otopathic, otoscopic, phonic, plain