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
The audience wore headphones, and the show made a pioneering use of binaural sound, which uses a head-shaped microphone to record sounds in the same way our ears hear them.
From New York Times • May 20, 2020
She uses hi-tech binaural microphones to create a 3D audio experience that makes the listener feel they are in the middle of the scene.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2019
Over the brachial artery below the cuff is the bell of a binaural stethoscope held in place by the strap attachment now on the market.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
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