audio
adjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɔːdi.əʊ//
- United Kingdom//ˈoːdɪjəw//
- United States//ˈɔ.di.oʊ//
- United States/[ˈɔ.ɾi.oʊ]/
- United States//ˈɑ.di.oʊ//
Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.
adjective
- 1
Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.
If you're more audio than visual, tune in on the "A-V Soap Opera" (page 375).
I'm very audio, so I hear words.
For example, if the person uses visual predicates such as “I see” or “I can't picture that,” the most powerful influencers will respond by saying “Let me show you,” as opposed to “let me explain,” the latter predicate being more audio than visual.
Etymology
Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.
noun
- 1
Sound, or a sound signal.
- 2
A piece of sound that is recorded electronically.
I DMed him an audio of myself singing the South Park intro.
Others wryly illustrate appropriated audios, like instructions for quacking like a duck or a letter from an angry airline passenger.
Forms
- plural
- audios
- comparative
- more audio
- superlative
- most audio
audio · Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.
audit · A judicial examination.audition · A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate…auditorium · A large room for public meetings or performances.