The difference between Audible and Silent
When used as nouns, audible means the act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one, whereas silent means that which is silent.
When used as adjectives, audible means able to be heard, whereas silent means free from sound or noise.
Audible is also verb with the meaning: to change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
check bellow for the other definitions of Audible and Silent
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Audible as an adjective:
Able to be heard.
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Audible as a verb (intransitive, American football):
To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
Examples:
"The quarterback audibled after seeing the defensive formation."
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Audible as a noun (American football):
The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
Examples:
"The audible changed the play to a run."
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Silent as an adjective:
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
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Silent as an adjective:
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
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Silent as an adjective:
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
Examples:
"The wind is silent."
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Silent as an adjective ([[pronunciation]]):
Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
Examples:
"The ''e'' is silent in ''fable''."
"Silent letters can make some words difficult to spell."
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Silent as an adjective:
Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
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Silent as an adjective (technology):
With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode.
Examples:
"My phone was on silent."
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Silent as an adjective (technology):
Without audio capability.
Examples:
"The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console."
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Silent as an adjective:
Hidden, unseen.
Examples:
"a silent voter; a silent partner"
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Silent as an adjective:
Of an edit or change to a text, not explicitly acknowledged.
Examples:
"silent revisions; a silent emendation"
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Silent as an adjective:
Not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence.
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Silent as an adjective:
Undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms.
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Silent as an adjective:
Of distilled spirit: having no flavour or odour.
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Silent as a noun (uncountable):
That which is silent; a time of silence.
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Silent as a noun:
A silent movie