Circumaural

Quick meaning: Circumaural is an adjective meaning Surrounding the pinnae or external ears, as in circumaural headphones.

Meaning

Surrounding the pinnae or external ears, as in circumaural headphones.

Example Sentences

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.

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.

For the first two experiments, sounds were presented through canal (insert) earphones...; for the third experiment, circumaural earphones...were employed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include earphones, supraaural, periauricular, supra-aural, supraural, postauricular.

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