Auralize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Auralize is a verb meaning To model acoustic phenomena in a virtual environment; to engage in auralization.
Meaning
To model acoustic phenomena in a virtual environment; to engage in auralization.
More Meanings
- To form a mental representation of what something sounds like.
Example Sentences
Play the first note of a scale, and while holding it, auralize the second note; then play the second note, and while holding it, hear in your head the third note; then play that note, and continue throughout the scale.
For example I ask musicians to auralize the sound of cells dividing as a sonic metaphor in the score to Primordial Lift. It could be helpful though to actually be able to hear the real sound as an example. We live in a sonorous environment.
Word Forms
- auralizes
- auralizing
- auralized
Synonyms for auralize
Depending on context, synonyms include audialize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include audialize, audiolize, audibilise, audiblize, audibilize, audialise.
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