auditory sense
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈɔːdɪtɔri sɛns/
- Specialized
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sentido auditivo
- In general, we tend to base our concepts of self-presence on the auditory sense because sounds register internally within us when we produce or hear them; they do not register externally as does sight.
Examples
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The auditory sense allows us to enjoy music and recognize voices.
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Using his auditory sense, he could tell that someone was approaching by the sound of footsteps.
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That is, throughout the process of gathering information, educational teams should provide children with rich and varied opportunities to use their touch, vision, and auditory senses so that they can demonstrate the use of these senses and feel equally comfortable in all three.
Academic text (2009) -
Furthermore, people who experience profound hearing loss after being socialized as a hearing person must face the task of learning a new way to cope with the world without dependence on the auditory sense (David & Trehub).
Academic text (2001) -
Children develop their auditory sense by listening to stories and sounds in their environment.
Synonyms
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1.0
The ability to notice sounds
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2.3
The ability to hear sounds
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6.1
The ability to hear sounds
The ability to hear sounds through the ears
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the faculty of hearing' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'auditory' (related to hearing) with 'sense' (a sensory faculty). This adjective+noun composition is literal and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun auditory sense is a plain way to name our hearing. Auditory points to the ear and sound and sense means the natural ability to notice things, so the phrase pictures your ears picking up sounds and means 'hearing'.