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# auditory

«auditory» in Mova's school dictionary: **About hearing or the ears** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (auditory)

### meaning for a pupil

About hearing or the ears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auditory/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons about the ear and brain: the auditory nerve carries sound signals to the brain. In learning, some people talk of «auditory learners», but the idea of fixed learning styles is a myth. Phrases: «auditory nerve», «auditory system».

### examples

- The auditory nerve sends signals to the brain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auditory/#x1)
- Owls have excellent auditory senses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auditory/#x2)
- The test checks auditory skills. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auditory/#x3)
- Loud music can harm the auditory system. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auditory/#x4)
- An auditory clue is a sound clue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auditory/#x5)
- Bats rely on auditory signals to find food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auditory/#x6)

### note

Related: audio, audience, audible. Myth: «learning styles» (visual, auditory) are not supported by good evidence.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «auditory» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auditory/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.