au·di·ble
Audio Help [aw-duh-buh
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Audio Help [aw-duh-buh
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–noun
| 1. | capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard. |
| 2. | Also called automatic, checkoff. Football. a play called at the line of scrimmage to supersede the play originally agreed upon as the result of a change in strategy. |
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au·di·bil·i·ty, au·di·ble·ness, noun
au·di·bly, adverb
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Audible
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| au·di·ble
Audio Help (ô'də-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj. That is heard or that can be heard. n. Football A new or substitute offensive play called by the quarterback or a defensive formation called by a linebacker at the line of scrimmage as an adjustment to the opposing side's formation. Also called automatic. [Late Latin audībilis, from Latin audīre, to hear; see au- in Indo-European roots.] au'di·bil'i·ty, au'di·ble·ness n., au'di·bly adv. |
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audible
1529, from M.Fr. audible, from L.L. audibilis, from L. audire "to hear," from PIE *awis-dh-yo-, from base *au- "to perceive" (see audience).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| audible | |
adjective | |
| 1. | heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper" [ant: inaudible] |
noun | |
| 1. | a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
audible [ˈoːdebl] adjective
able to be heard
Example: When the microphone broke her voice was barely audible.
Example: When the microphone broke her voice was barely audible.
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Main Entry: au·di·ble
Pronunciation: 'od-&-b&l
Function: adjective
: heard or capable of being heard —au·di·bil·i·ty /"od-&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
—au·di·bly /'od-&-blE/ adverb
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Audible
Au"di*ble\, a. [LL. audibilis, fr. L. audire, auditum, to hear: cf. Gr. ? ear, L. auris, and E. ear.] Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard; as, an audible voice or whisper.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Audible
Au"di*ble\, n. That which may be heard. [Obs.] Visibles are swiftlier carried to the sense than audibles. --Bacon.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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