to one ear

Thân thiện

The sound was played to one ear through a single headphone.

Definition

Adverb: In a manner that involves only one ear; monaurally. This describes the presentation of a sound stimulus to a single ear, as opposed to both ears (binaurally).

Usage

This is a technical adverb primarily used in scientific, medical, or audio engineering contexts to describe how a sound is delivered or perceived. * It modifies verbs related to hearing, presentation, or perception (e.g., presented, delivered, heard, perceived). * It is often contrasted with "to both ears" or "binaurally."

Examples

• The audiologist delivered the tone to one ear to test for hearing loss.
• In the experiment, the click stimulus was presented to one ear only.
• You will hear the message to one ear and a masking noise to the other.

Advanced Usage

• Comparative Context: Often used to specify conditions in auditory research or clinical testing.
  • The study compared sound localization when signals were presented to one ear versus to both ears.

Variants and Related Words

• Monaural (adj): Pertaining to or involving one ear. Often used interchangeably in technical contexts (e.g., ).
• Unilateral (adj): In medical contexts, can describe something affecting one side, which may include hearing (e.g., ).
• Binaural (adj): The direct antonym, involving or relating to both ears.

Synonyms

• Monaurally
• Unilaterally (in specific contexts)
• To a single ear

Related Phrases

• (Presented/Delivered) to the left/right ear: A more specific variant of the phrase.
  • The signal was delivered to the right ear.

Học thuật

Adverb

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• monaurally
• in one ear