monaurally

Thân thiện

The sound was presented monaurally through a single headphone.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a monaural manner: Pertaining to or involving the use of one ear or a single channel of sound transmission. It describes how a sound stimulus is presented, recorded, or heard.

Usage

• The adverb "monaurally" is used to specify that an auditory signal is delivered to or perceived by a single ear. This is in contrast to "binaurally," which involves both ears. It is commonly used in scientific, technical, and audio engineering contexts.

Examples

• Adverb:
  • The audio recording was played back monaurally through a single speaker.
  • In the hearing test, the tones were presented monaurally to assess each ear independently.
  • Early radio broadcasts were often transmitted monaurally.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Research Context: The term is frequently used in acoustics, psychology, and audiology to describe experimental conditions.
  • The study measured brain responses to sounds presented monaurally and binaurally.

Variants and Related Words

• Monaural (adjective): Relating to, involving, or designed for one ear or a single channel of sound.
  • A monaural hearing aid.
• Monaurality (noun): The state or condition of being monaural. (Less common)

Synonyms

• To one ear: A simple descriptive phrase.
• Uniaurally: A technical synonym, though less common than "monaurally."

Antonyms

• Binaurally: In a manner involving or using both ears.
• Stereophonically: In a manner using two or more channels to create a spatial sound effect.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a monaural manner
   • the stimuli were presented monaurally

Từ đồng nghĩa

• to one ear
• in one ear