different between sonic vs auditory

English

Etymology

Latin sonus

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

sonic

1. Of or relating to sound.
2. Having a speed approaching that of the speed of sound in air.

Related terms

• hypersonic
• subsonic
• supersonic
• transonic
• ultrasonic
• sonic boom

Translations

See also

• sonic hedgehog

Anagrams

• ICONs, Nicos, cions, coins, icons, scion

Romanian

Etymology

From French sonique

Adjective

sonic m or n (feminine singular sonic?, masculine plural sonici, feminine and neuter plural sonice)

1. sonic

Declension

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).