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visuoauditory

visuoauditory

8.8
Using both sight and hearing
  • adjective
  • /ˌvɪʒuːoʊˈɔːdɪtɔri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : visuoauditivo
  • The exhibition featured a visuoauditory display that allowed visitors to see and hear the art simultaneously.

Examples

  • The teaching method uses visuoauditory techniques to engage students by combining video and sound.

  • In the visuoauditory learning experience, students learn through both pictures and audio instructions.

  • On the contrary, studies on visuoauditory sensory substitutions have shown that infants who are blind have an extraordinary capacity to learn and quickly understand the invariants given by these types of devices (Sampaio, 1989b).

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

audiovisual
vsvisuoauditory
5 3.7

Involving both sight and sound for teaching or presentations

is more general and covers both senses and their processes beyond media
multisensory
vsvisuoauditory
1 4.4

It uses two or more senses together, like sight and sound

is specific to sight and hearing rather than any combination of senses
cross-modal
vsvisuoauditory
  • Specialized
8.1

Different senses like sight and hearing work together to understand things

is about both senses but not specifically about integration between them

How Multisensory

visuoauditory
  • Specialized
8.8
visual
492 3.3

Surface Forms

visuoauditory positive

Morphology

visuoauditory = visual + auditory (transparent) = visuo + auditory

A clear combination of 'visual' (via combining form 'visuo-') and 'auditory'; the meaning directly refers to both sight and hearing.

Etymology

The word visuoauditory combines visuo-, from 'visual' meaning 'sight', and auditory, from 'audio' meaning 'hearing', so it describes something that involves both seeing and hearing.