from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective That is heard or that can be heard.
noun Football An offensive play or defensive formation called at the line of scrimmage just before the snap, usually as an adjustment to the opposing team's formation.
intransitive verb To call (an audible) at the line of scrimmage.
intransitive verb To call an audible.
from The Century Dictionary.
Capable of being heard; perceivable by the ear; loud enough to be heard: as, an audible voice or whisper.
noun That which may be heard.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.
noun obsolete That which may be heard.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
adjective Able to be heard.
verb intransitive, American football To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
noun American football The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective heard or perceptible by the ear
noun a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Late Latin audībilis, from Latin audīre, to hear; see au- in Indo-European roots.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From Middle French audible, from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire ("to hear").
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Examples
And when Stenwold listened, in that very instant there was no more murmur audible from the gates.
Looking round, every face was set with a grave determination 'to do,' and there was not a word audible as the orders were spoken and the commands obeyed.
Then one, two, three bronze figures dash down a steep ravine below the Convent walls, and plunge into the river – a shrill chorus of voices, growing momentarily more audible, is borne upon the wind – and in a few minutes the boat is beset by a shoal of mendicant monks vociferating with all their might Ana Christian ya Hawadji!
… Oh, and yes, on the TV you can hear Manning yelling "Rocket" as he calls the audible and it looks like old friend Barry Cofield looks in Kerrigan's direction.
… Oh, and yes, on the TV you can hear Manning yelling "Rocket" as he calls the audible and it looks like old friend Barry Cofield looks in Kerrigan's direction.
bilby commented on the word audible
A weird definition by WordNet for non-Americans.
August 11, 2008
yarb commented on the word audible
Ah, weirdnet! You are depthless.
August 11, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word audible
Railway telegraphers' shorthand for "By what authority?" --US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906.
January 20, 2013