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audiometer

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audiometer
an instrument for testing the intensity and frequency range of sound that is capable of detection by the human ear

audiometer [‚ȯd·ē′äm·əd·ər]
(engineering)
An instrument composed of an oscillator, amplifier, and attenuator and used to measure hearing acuity for pure tones, speech, and bone conduction.


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