: of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing
visual and aural sensations
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Examples of aural in a Sentence
a quiet room for people seeking relief from the overload of aural stimulus just outside
Recent Examples on the Web
Try one of these five projects to help scientists understand our aural landscape.
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Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
Since 2010’s The Social Network, the duo has been expanding the possibilities of film’s aural landscape.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
Anastasio and his bandmates want every show to be the aural equivalent of an Easter egg, offering joy and surprise and an unreplicable magic.
—Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
This aural and cinematic legacy of his memories through a kaleidoscopic creative process leads him to question the meaning of legacy and the relationship between himself and the audience.
—Jennie Punter, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024
His work is an aural document of the slaughterhouse on the other side of the wall (the gunfire, the shouts) while Mica Levi’s score is an abstracted primal scream.
—Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
Nolan innately understands film as both a visual and aural medium, ratcheting up tension via their interplay.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 July 2023
Stations may focus on touch, such as a blindfolded journey through various gloppy textures, while others are directed toward more aural sensations.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
This alternating of hot and cold is an ancient remedy for keeping well, and mixing these tracks is like an aural approximation of winter bathing courtesy of Thelonious Monk.
—Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023
Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
Since 2010’s The Social Network, the duo has been expanding the possibilities of film’s aural landscape.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
Anastasio and his bandmates want every show to be the aural equivalent of an Easter egg, offering joy and surprise and an unreplicable magic.
—Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
This aural and cinematic legacy of his memories through a kaleidoscopic creative process leads him to question the meaning of legacy and the relationship between himself and the audience.
—Jennie Punter, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024
His work is an aural document of the slaughterhouse on the other side of the wall (the gunfire, the shouts) while Mica Levi’s score is an abstracted primal scream.
—Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
Nolan innately understands film as both a visual and aural medium, ratcheting up tension via their interplay.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 July 2023
Stations may focus on touch, such as a blindfolded journey through various gloppy textures, while others are directed toward more aural sensations.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
This alternating of hot and cold is an ancient remedy for keeping well, and mixing these tracks is like an aural approximation of winter bathing courtesy of Thelonious Monk.
—Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023
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“Aural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aural. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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