auditory
adj.relating to the sense of hearing or the way you hear sounds.
adj.relating to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the process of perceiving sound. Often used in medical, psychological, or technical contexts to describe sensory input.
“The patient has an auditory processing disorder.”
“The museum's new exhibit provides a rich auditory experience with recordings of local wildlife.”
“Researchers found that consistent auditory stimulation during early childhood is crucial for the development of complex language centers in the brain.”
Typically used attributively before a noun; often contrasted with 'visual' or 'tactile'.
“These surveys helped them identify adults, eggs and larvae, while auditory surveys helped them identify calls.”
Borrowed from Latin audītōrius (“pertaining to a hearer or hearing”), from audiō (“to hear”) + -tōrius (“-tory”, adjectival suffix).
From Latin audītōrium (“the place where something is heard; the assembled hearers”) + -y.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.