Auditory vs Visual - What's the difference?
auditory | visual |
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing
(archaic) An assembly of hearers; an audience.
* 1661 , , p. 7:
(archaic) An auditorium.
Related to or affecting the vision.
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, title= (obsolete) That can be seen; visible.
Any element of something that depends on sight.
An image; a picture; a graphic.
(in the plural) All the visual elements of a multi-media presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.
(advertising) A preliminary sketch.
As adjectives the difference between auditory and visual
is that auditory is of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing while visual is related to or affecting the vision.As nouns the difference between auditory and visual
is that auditory is (archaic) an assembly of hearers; an audience while visual is any element of something that depends on sight.auditory
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
(-)Synonyms
* oticDerived terms
* auditory bone * auditory nerveEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(auditories)- ...and because though these learned Gentlemen (sayes he, turning to his two friends) need not fear to discourse before any Auditory ...
visual
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Alternative forms
* visuall (qualifier)Adjective
(en adjective)William E. Conner
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