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Definition of Hearing
1. Noun. (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence.
Generic synonyms: Legal Proceeding, Proceeding, Proceedings
Specialized synonyms: Administrative Hearing, Competence Hearing, Fair Hearing, Quo Warranto
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Specialized synonyms: Administrative Hearing, Competence Hearing, Fair Hearing, Quo Warranto
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
2. Adjective. Able to perceive sound.
3. Noun. An opportunity to state your case and be heard. "He saw that he had lost his audience"
4. Noun. The range within which a voice can be heard. "The children were told to stay within earshot"
5. Noun. The act of hearing attentively. "They make good music--you should give them a hearing"
Exact synonyms: Listening
Specialized synonyms: Auscultation, Rehearing, Relistening
Generic synonyms: Perception, Sensing
Derivative terms: Hear, Listen, Listen, Listen
Specialized synonyms: Auscultation, Rehearing, Relistening
Generic synonyms: Perception, Sensing
Derivative terms: Hear, Listen, Listen, Listen
6. Noun. A session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken. "The investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"
7. Noun. The ability to hear; the auditory faculty. "His hearing was impaired"
Exact synonyms: Audition, Auditory Modality, Auditory Sense, Sense Of Hearing
Examples of category: Auditory System
Generic synonyms: Modality, Sense Modality, Sensory System, Exteroception
Specialized synonyms: Ear, Absolute Pitch, Perfect Pitch
Derivative terms: Hear
Examples of category: Auditory System
Generic synonyms: Modality, Sense Modality, Sensory System, Exteroception
Specialized synonyms: Ear, Absolute Pitch, Perfect Pitch
Derivative terms: Hear
Definition of Hearing
1. n. The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.
Definition of Hearing
1. a preliminary examination [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hearing
1. The sensation of sound. (12 Dec 1998)