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Binaural

Bin-au′ral

,
Adj.
[Pref.
bin-
+
aural
.]
Of or pertaining to, or used by, both ears.

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binaural

binaural

English

Adjective

binaural (not comparable)

  1. of, relating to, affecting, or designed for use with two ears
    • 2011, Anonymous, “Gnaural : An opensource binaural-beat generator”, in Sourceforge.net, retrieved 2013-09-08:
      In 1839, German experimenter Heinrich Wilhelm Dove discovered that illusory "beats" are perceived when pure tones of slightly different frequency are separately and simultaneously presented to each ear. Dove's insight was to realize that since there is no acoustic mixing of the tones, the perceived beats must exist solely within the auditory system, specifically that part which processes binaural (e.g., "stereo") sound.

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French

Adjective

binaural m (feminine singular binaurale, masculine plural binauraux, feminine plural binaurales)

  1. Synonym of biaural

German

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  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

binaural (not comparable)

  1. binaural

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