different between binaural vs aural

English

Etymology

bin- +? aural

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??r?l

Adjective

binaural (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, affecting, or designed for use with two ears.

   • 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.

Coordinate terms

• monaural

Derived terms

• binaurality
• binaurally
• pseudobinaural

Translations

See also

• stereo
• stereophonic

French

Adjective

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

1. Synonym of biaural

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

binaural (not comparable)

1. binaural

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /binau??al/, [bi.nau???al]

Adjective

binaural (plural binaurales)

1. binaural

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????l/
• Rhymes: -????l
• Homophone: oral

Etymology 1

From Latin auris (“ear”) +? -al.

Adjective

aural (comparative more aural, superlative most aural)

1. Of or pertaining to the ear.
2. Of or pertaining to sound.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From Latin aura (“moving air, breeze, vital air”) +? -al.

Adjective

aural (comparative more aural, superlative most aural)

1. Of or pertaining to an aura.

Related terms

• aura

Translations

Anagrams

• Laura, laura

French

Adjective

aural (feminine singular aurale, masculine plural auraux, feminine plural aurales)

1. aural (relating to sound)