audible

«audible» in Mova's school dictionary: Loud enough to be heard — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (audible, more audible); adverb: audibly

meaning for a pupil

Loud enough to be heard. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on sound: audible sounds are those our ears can hear; some sounds are too high (ultrasound) or too low to be audible. In everyday life: barely audible whisper. Phrases: barely audible, clearly audible, audible to.

examples

• Her voice was barely audible. tree →
• The music was audible from the street. tree →
• Dogs can hear sounds that are not audible to us. tree →
• He gave an audible sigh. tree →
• Speak loud enough to be audible at the back of the hall. tree →
• The bell was clearly audible across the field. tree →
• Scarcely had he spoken when the sound of voices was audible on the outer edge of the forest. tree →

note

Ends in -ible. Opposite: inaudible. Related: audio, audience, audition — all about hearing. Humans can hear roughly 20 to 20,000 vibrations per second.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «audible» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.