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.

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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

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Other Word Forms

• binaurally adverb

Etymology

Origin of binaural

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

Example Sentences

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

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

I believe in this message and this method so much that this song has become one of my rare meditation soundtracks that’s not a binaural beat.

From New York Times

A binaural torso for spatial recording inside the anechoic chamber at Orfield Laboratories.

From New York Times

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