| Noun | 1. | auditory sensation - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"euphony, music - any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes" music - (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) pure tone, tone - a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies" dissonance, noise, racket - the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me" | |