: of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing
visual and aural sensations
Examples of aural in a Sentence
a quiet room for people seeking relief from the overload of aural stimulus just outside
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This example of aural architecture is not only a great novelty, but a chance to muse on how art can manifest in our environment.
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Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Language, too, is difficult: an aural signifier of difference retained in traces of accents.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 21 May 2025
Toxic snow falls, though now with the aural accompaniment of constant wind, a different kind of ghostliness than the silence of reading.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The recording’s aural scenography set the stage for the section’s visual pieces, including two gelatin silver prints by photographer James Van Der Zee.
—Ivy G. Wilson, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Language, too, is difficult: an aural signifier of difference retained in traces of accents.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 21 May 2025
Toxic snow falls, though now with the aural accompaniment of constant wind, a different kind of ghostliness than the silence of reading.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The recording’s aural scenography set the stage for the section’s visual pieces, including two gelatin silver prints by photographer James Van Der Zee.
—Ivy G. Wilson, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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“Aural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aural. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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