audibility curve

the relationship between the threshold of hearing for a pure tone, expressed in decibels sound-pressure level (dB SPL), and the frequency of the tone. Compare audiogram.

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ordinate

n. the vertical coordinate in a graph or data plot; that is, the y-axis. See also abscissa.