TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

pure tone audiometer [1 record]

Record 1 2013-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Hearing
DEF

An instrument used universally in the measurement of hearing, generating pure tones of specified frequencies and intensities, usually at octave or half-octave intervals and in 5 dB increments, calibrated according to international standards.

CONT

The applicant, tested on a pure-tone audiometer ... shall not have a hearing loss, in either ear separately, of more than 35 dB at any of the frequencies 500, 1000 or 2000 Hz ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Ouïe
CONT

Le candidat, examiné au moyen d'un audiomètre à sons purs [...] ne devra pas présenter, pour chaque oreille prise séparément, une perte d'audition supérieure à 35 dB pour l'une quelconque des fréquences de 500, 1000 et 2000 Hz [...]

CONT

audiomètre tonal : générateur sonore électrique capable de donner des sons purs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumental médico
  • Oído
DEF

Instrumento [que] mide la sensibilidad auditiva mediante la emisión de tonos puros a determinadas frecuencias y para niveles de presión sonora calibrados.

Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: