noun
- instruments used to measure hearing acuity and detect hearing loss
Usage: medical; technical
Examples
- The clinic purchased new audiometers for their hearing assessment program.
- Audiometers help doctors determine the extent of a patient’s hearing loss.
- School nurses use portable audiometers to screen students for hearing problems.
- The audiologist calibrated the audiometers before beginning the day’s appointments.
- Modern audiometers can test a wide range of frequencies and sound levels.
- The hospital’s audiology department has several digital audiometers.