Meanings
- not comparableSurrounding the pinnae or external ears, as in circumaural headphones.
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...
1969, John Donald Harris, An Efficient monaural procedure for the psychoacoustic calibration of earphones2 more examples
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...
1973, Richard F. Thompson, Michael M. Patterson, Bioelectric Recording TechniquesFor the first two experiments, sounds were presented through canal (insert) earphones...; for the third experiment, circumaural earphones...were employed.
1999, Tamara T. Sowell, Bruce B. Blasch, Gale Watson, Low Vision And Blindness: Research And Development
Origin
- Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
- Latincircus
- Latincircum
- Latincircum-
- Englishcircum-
- Englishaural
- Englishcircumaural
From circum- (“around”) + aural (“ear”).
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