auditory adj 1: of or relating to the process of hearing; "auditory processing"; "an audile person" [syn: {auditory}, {audile}, {auditive}]
Auditory \Au"di*to*ry\, a. [L. auditorius.] Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing; as, the auditory nerve. See {Ear}. [1913 Webster] {Auditory canal} (Anat.), the tube from the auditory meatus or opening of the ear to the tympanic membrane. [1913 Webster]
Auditory \Au"di*to*ry\, n. [L. auditorium.] 1. An assembly of hearers; an audience. [1913 Webster] 2. An auditorium. --Udall. [1913 Webster]