Audible Definition

ôdə-bəl

audibles

adjective

That is heard or that can be heard.

American Heritage

That can be heard; loud enough to be heard.

Webster's New World

Able to be heard.

Wiktionary

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Antonyms:
inaudible

noun

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.

American Heritage

A play decided upon and called by the quarterback at the line of scrimmage.

Webster's New World

(American football) The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.

The audible changed the play to a run.

Wiktionary

verb

To call (an audible) at the line of scrimmage.

American Heritage

To call an audible.

American Heritage

(intransitive, American football) To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.

The quarterback audibled after seeing the defensive formation.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Audible

Noun

Singular:

audible

Plural:

audibles

Origin of Audible

From Middle French audible, from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire (“to hear”).

From Wiktionary
Late Latin audībilis from Latin audīre to hear au- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition