audio — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.

   Examples

   If you're more audio than visual, tune in on the "A-V Soap Opera" (page 375).

   I'm very audio, so I hear words.

   More examples (1)

   For example, if the person uses visual predicates such as “I see” or “I can't picture that,” the most powerful influencers will respond by saying “Let me show you,” as opposed to “let me explain,” the latter predicate being more audio than visual.

Noun

1. Sound, or a sound signal.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

2. A piece of sound that is recorded electronically.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • usually

   Examples

   I DMed him an audio of myself singing the South Park intro.

   Others wryly illustrate appropriated audios, like instructions for quacking like a duck or a letter from an angry airline passenger.

Noun

1. the audible part of a transmitted signal

   Synonyms

   sound

   Broader terms

   auditory communication

   Examples

   they always raise the audio for commercials

2. an audible acoustic wave frequency

   Synonyms

   audio frequency

   Broader terms

   frequencyfrequenceoftenness

3. a recording of acoustic signals

   Synonyms

   sound recordingaudio recording

   Broader terms

   recording

4. the sound elements of television

   Broader terms

   componentconstituentelement