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circumaural

/sɝkʌmaɹʌl/

circumaural adjective: surrounding the pinnae or external ears, as in circumaural headphones.

Adjective

circumaural (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding the pinnae or external ears, as in circumaural headphones.
    • They adjusted with a-dB step attenuator the loudness of one of two circumaural earphones to equality with a standard WE 705A ear-phone set at 40 dB...1969, John Donald Harris, An Efficient monaural procedure for the psychoacoustic calibration of earphones
    • First, they are usually connected by a headband and it can be difficult to place the headband or the circumaural cushion so as not to rest on a scalp...1973, Richard F. Thompson, Michael M. Patterson, Bioelectric Recording Techniques

Origin of circumaural

From circum- (“around”) + aural (“ear”).

Questions about circumaural

What does circumaural mean?
Circumaural means surrounding the pinnae or external ears, as in circumaural headphones.
What part of speech is circumaural?
Circumaural is an adjective.
How do you pronounce circumaural?
Circumaural is pronounced /sɝkʌmaɹʌl/.

Words near circumaural in the dictionary

  1. circumapical
  2. circumarctic
  3. circumarene
  4. circumareolar
  5. circumarticular
  6. circumaural
  7. circumaviate
  8. circumaviation
  9. circumaviations
  10. circumaviator
  11. circumaxial

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