auditory signals
Alerts via sound
Auditory signals are sounds that convey information or prompt a response.
A car horn, a doorbell, and a smoke alarm are all auditory signals.
The term appears in contexts ranging from animal behavior to electronic interface design: Bats use auditory signals to navigate, The device emits an auditory signal when the battery is low.
- animal communicationNon-human information exchange
- bird songAvian vocal music
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- mating callsAnimal courtship vocalizations
- sound wavesPressure disturbances carrying noise
echolocation · alarm calls · dog whistle · eardrum · noise · alarm clock · cochlea · doorbell · dinner bell · telephone ring · starting gun · sonar · hearing · speech · siren · warning bell · heartbeat · car horn
auditory signalsvisual signals
Communication through sight
visual cues · sign language · body language · hand signals · semaphore
auditory signalssilence
Total lack of sound
soundlessness · quiet · dead air · radio silence · white noise