English > sense of hearing: 1 sense > noun 1, cognitionMeaning | The ability to hear; the auditory faculty. |
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Synonyms | hearing, audition, auditory sense, auditory modality |
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Category of | auditory system | The sensory system for hearing |
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Narrower | absolute pitch, perfect pitch | The ability to identify the pitch of a tone |
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ear | Good hearing |
Broader | exteroception | sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body |
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modality, sense modality, sensory system | A particular sense |
Spanish | audición, facultad auditiva, modalidad auditiva, oído, sentido auditivo, sentido del oído |
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Catalan | audició, facultat auditiva, oïda, sentit auditiu |
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