Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for binaural. Search instead for biaural.

binaural

American  
[bahy-nawr-uhl, bin-awr-uhl] / baɪˈnɔr əl, bɪnˈɔr əl /

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 British  
/ 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

Other Word Forms

  • binaurally adverb

Etymology

Origin of binaural

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

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.