hearing

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hearing

1	n adj	the ability to hear; the auditory faculty able to perceive sound
2	n	(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

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hearing

“his hearing was impaired”

Types:: ear
good hearing; absolute pitch, perfect pitch
the ability to identify the pitch of a tone

Type of:: modality, sense modality, sensory system
a particular sense; exteroception
sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body

“they make good music--you should give them a hearing”

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; auscultation
listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope); rehearing, relistening
the act of hearing again; percussion, pleximetry
tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes; succussion
shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity

Antonyms:: deaf
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part; deaf-and-dumb, deaf-mute
lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak; deafened
caused to hear poorly or not at all; hard-of-hearing, hearing-impaired
having a hearing loss; deaf as a post, profoundly deaf, stone-deaf, unhearing
totally deaf; unable to hear anything; tone-deaf
unable to appreciate music; show more antonyms...

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; administrative hearing
a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings; competence hearing
a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense); fair hearing
a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits); quo warranto
a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty

Type of:: legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

“the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago”

Types:: confirmation hearing
a hearing held by the US Senate to gather information on whether to approve or reject candidates for high federal office who are nominated by the president

“they condemned him without a hearing”

Type of:: chance, opportunity
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

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