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binaural

[ bahy-nawr-uhl, bin-awr-uhl ]

adjective

  1. having two ears.
  2. of, with, or for both ears:

    binaural hearing; a binaural stethoscope.

  3. (of sound) recorded through two separate microphones and transmitted through two separate channels to produce a stereophonic effect.


binaural

/ bɪn-; baɪˈnɔːrəl /

adjective

  1. relating to, having, or hearing with both ears
  2. employing two separate channels for recording or transmitting sound; so creating an impression of depth

    a binaural recording

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • binˈaurally, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of binaural1

First recorded in 1875–80; bin- + aural 1
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Example Sentences

One such concept, binaural beats, has been touted by some to be a bit of a magic cure for handling stress.

It’s not that binaural beats don’t have any potential for teaching us how our brain works, he says, but we need a whole lot more research before scientifically claiming that they’re the next big solution to increasing focus and decreasing anxiety.

So just like everything in the wellness industry, take binaural beats with a grain of salt.

Again, it is generally asserted that binaural hearing is of great importance for the recognition of the direction of sound.

The binaural stethoscope was invented by Cammann in 1854, and a later improvement is the phonendoscope, by Bianchi.

In auscultating the heart I prefer the binaural stethoscope of the Ford pattern.

This is the common form of a binaural resonating stethoscope.

It was a binaural, ultra-fidelity job, and I could close my eyes and feel the orchestra in front of me.

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