binaural
Americanadjective
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having two ears.
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of, with, or for both ears.
binaural hearing; a binaural stethoscope.
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(of sound) recorded through two separate microphones and transmitted through two separate channels to produce a stereophonic effect.
adjective
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relating to, having, or hearing with both ears
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employing two separate channels for recording or transmitting sound; so creating an impression of depth
a binaural recording
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He records them with sensitive binaural microphones, which have the ability to pick up sounds exactly the way you’d hear them if you were in that place yourself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
On a recent Saturday in January, with binaural beats playing softly in the background, Simpson threaded her loom using a boat shuttle and shared how the repetitive art form has changed her life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025
He demonstrates this viscerally, shaking a matchbox at various points around a binaural microphone; wearing headphones, the listener can detect the clattering matches moving around in space.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2022
Once you’re in that state, you are able to bring your subconscious mind forward through binaural noises and all different things.
From The Verge • Nov. 30, 2021
In auscultating the heart I prefer the binaural stethoscope of the Ford pattern.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
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