: 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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And because this was visual as well as aural music that Lewis was orchestrating, images accompany the voices.
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Donovan Hohn
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
Rather than presenting discrete sounds, these works are containers for aural attention, delineating spaces where the viewer can reflect not only on their own sensory encounters but also on the varied histories of art, architecture, and music that the works invoke.
—Caitlin Woolsey, Artforum, 1 June 2025
This example of aural architecture is not only a great novelty, but a chance to muse on how art can manifest in our environment.
—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
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Donovan Hohn
june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
Rather than presenting discrete sounds, these works are containers for aural attention, delineating spaces where the viewer can reflect not only on their own sensory encounters but also on the varied histories of art, architecture, and music that the works invoke.
—Caitlin Woolsey, Artforum, 1 June 2025
This example of aural architecture is not only a great novelty, but a chance to muse on how art can manifest in our environment.
—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
See All Example Sentences for aural
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“Aural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aural. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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