different between auditory vs multisensory

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???.d?t.?.?i/, /???.d?.t?i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??d.??t??.i/
• Rhymes: -??d?t??i

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin aud?t?rius (“pertaining to a hearer or hearing”), from audi? (“to hear”) +? -t?rius (“-tory”, adjectival suffix).

Adjective

auditory (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.

   Synonyms: otic, acoustic, aural, auricular

Derived terms

Related terms

• audio
• audio-
• auditorium

Translations

Etymology 2

From Latin aud?t?rium (“the place where something is heard; the assembled hearers”) +? -y.

Noun

auditory (plural auditories)

1. (archaic) Synonym of audience.
2. (archaic) Synonym of auditorium.

Related terms

• audition
• audio

Translations

References

• “auditory”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “auditory”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Etymology

multi- +? sensory

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ns??i

Adjective

multisensory (comparative more multisensory, superlative most multisensory)

1. Pertaining to the integration of information from different sensory modalities

   One multisensory process is the integration of visual and auditory information in the perception of speech.

Translations

• Italian: multisensoriale (it)