acoumetern.

Brit.

/əˈkuːmᵻtə/, U.S.

/əˈkumədər/

Forms:

α. 1800s– acouometer.

β. 1800s acoumetre, 1800s acumeter, 1800s– acoumeter.

γ. 1800s acoemeter, 1800s acoëmeter.

δ. 1800s acousmeter.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Greek ἀκούειν , -meter comb. form²; Greek ἄκουσις , -meter comb. form².

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀκούειν to hear (see acoustic adj.) + -meter comb. form², originally after French acoumètre (1821).In α. forms with insertion of -o- connective. In γ. forms < ancient Greek ἀκοή hearing, sense of hearing ( < the same base as ἀκούειν ) + -meter comb. form²; compare Italian acoémetro (1821 or earlier). In δ. forms probably < ancient Greek ἄκουσις hearing ( < ἀκούειν + -σις -sis suffix) + -meter comb. form².

Medicine. Now historical and rare.

Any of various devices or instruments used to test or measure the sense of hearing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > audiology or audiometry > [noun] > instruments used in

acoumeter1823

sonometer1849

audiometer1879

1823 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 19 118 For the same reason, we say nothing of the author's acouometer, which can be useful principally in cases of this description [sc. of congenital deafness].

1837 J. R. Bennett tr. W. Kramer Nature & Treatm. Dis. Ear i. i. 30 Itard..seems either to have been acquainted with this instrument, or to have been led by chance to hit on the same idea in the construction of his acoumetre [Fr. Acoumêtre].

1856 J. Yearsley in Med. Times & Gaz. 20 Dec. 631/1 In my own consulting room, I have an instrument which I have called an acoemeter, having gradations of sound.

1873 Lancet 2 Aug. 153/2 Tuning-forks and the acoumetre of Itard and others..have the objection that their sonority is so great that they are heard, or rather are perceived, by patients who are almost completely, and certainly irrecoverably, deaf.

1911 S. S. Colvin Learning Process vi. 94 Auditory acuity may also be determined..with elaborate instruments such as Seashore's audiometer or Lehmann's acoumeter.

1929 Peabody Jrnl. Educ. 6 356 An acoumeter, or some other approved device for testing hearing.

2000 Amer. Jrnl. Otol. 21 753 He [sc. Adam Politzer] also developed an acoumeter to measure hearing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acoumeter
释义	acoumetern. Brit. /əˈkuːmᵻtə/, U.S. /əˈkumədər/ Forms: α. 1800s– acouometer. β. 1800s acoumetre, 1800s acumeter, 1800s– acoumeter. γ. 1800s acoemeter, 1800s acoëmeter. δ. 1800s acousmeter. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Greek ἀκούειν , -meter comb. form²; Greek ἄκουσις , -meter comb. form². Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀκούειν to hear (see acoustic adj.) + -meter comb. form², originally after French acoumètre (1821).In α. forms with insertion of -o- connective. In γ. forms < ancient Greek ἀκοή hearing, sense of hearing ( < the same base as ἀκούειν ) + -meter comb. form²; compare Italian acoémetro (1821 or earlier). In δ. forms probably < ancient Greek ἄκουσις hearing ( < ἀκούειν + -σις -sis suffix) + -meter comb. form². Medicine. Now historical and rare. Any of various devices or instruments used to test or measure the sense of hearing. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > audiology or audiometry > [noun] > instruments used in acoumeter1823 sonometer1849 audiometer1879 1823 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 19 118 For the same reason, we say nothing of the author's acouometer, which can be useful principally in cases of this description [sc. of congenital deafness]. 1837 J. R. Bennett tr. W. Kramer Nature & Treatm. Dis. Ear i. i. 30 Itard..seems either to have been acquainted with this instrument, or to have been led by chance to hit on the same idea in the construction of his acoumetre [Fr. Acoumêtre]. 1856 J. Yearsley in Med. Times & Gaz. 20 Dec. 631/1 In my own consulting room, I have an instrument which I have called an acoemeter, having gradations of sound. 1873 Lancet 2 Aug. 153/2 Tuning-forks and the acoumetre of Itard and others..have the objection that their sonority is so great that they are heard, or rather are perceived, by patients who are almost completely, and certainly irrecoverably, deaf. 1911 S. S. Colvin Learning Process vi. 94 Auditory acuity may also be determined..with elaborate instruments such as Seashore's audiometer or Lehmann's acoumeter. 1929 Peabody Jrnl. Educ. 6 356 An acoumeter, or some other approved device for testing hearing. 2000 Amer. Jrnl. Otol. 21 753 He [sc. Adam Politzer] also developed an acoumeter to measure hearing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1823
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