audibility
Noun: 1. The quality or state of being audible: The characteristic of a sound that makes it capable of being heard by the human ear. 2. The degree to which a sound is perceptible: A measure of how clearly or easily a sound can be heard, often influenced by factors like volume, distance, and background noise.
"Audibility" is used to discuss the hearable quality of sounds in technical, scientific, and everyday contexts. It often refers to the threshold or clarity of sound perception. - The audibility of the emergency siren was tested across the valley. - Poor microphone placement reduced the audibility of the speaker's words.
- The engineer checked the audibility of the warning signal in the noisy factory.
- A key factor in sound system design is ensuring the audibility of speech for all audience members.
- The audibility of the distant thunder confirmed the approaching storm.
- "Threshold of audibility": (Technical) The minimum sound pressure level at which a sound becomes detectable by the average human ear under specific conditions.
- The experiment measured the threshold of audibility for different frequencies.
- "Signal audibility": (Technical) The perceptibility of a specific signal within a given acoustic environment.
- The pilot reported poor signal audibility due to atmospheric interference.
- Audible (adj): Able to be heard.
- The whisper was barely audible.
- Audibly (adv): In a manner that can be heard.
- She sighed audibly.
- Inaudibility (n): The quality or state of being unable to be heard; the opposite of audibility.
- The inaudibility of the recording made transcription impossible.
- Hearability: The capability of being heard.
- Perceptibility (to the ear): The quality of being discernible by hearing.
The term specifically refers to the physical property of sound that allows for hearing. It is distinct from concepts like "volume" (loudness) or "clarity" (fidelity), though these are factors that contribute to audibility. It is a more formal and technical term than simply saying "how well something can be heard."
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quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear
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