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Auditory vs Multisensory - What's the difference?

auditory | multisensory |

As adjectives the difference between auditory and multisensory

is that auditory is of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing while multisensory is pertaining to the integration of information from different sensory modalities for example, one multisensory process is the integration of visual and auditory information in the perception of speech.

As a noun auditory

is (archaic) an assembly of hearers; an audience.

auditory

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing
  • Synonyms
    * otic
    Derived terms
    * auditory bone * auditory nerve

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (auditories)
  • (archaic) An assembly of hearers; an audience.
  • * 1661 , , p. 7:
  • ...and because though these learned Gentlemen (sayes he, turning to his two friends) need not fear to discourse before any Auditory ...
  • (archaic) An auditorium.
  • multisensory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to the integration of information from different sensory modalities. For example, one multisensory process is the integration of visual and auditory information in the perception of speech.