Aural
adjective
Related to the ear or the ability to hear.
She took an aural test to determine her hearing ability.
Often appears as...
- aural examination
- aural test
adjective
Experienced or perceived by hearing.
He has a keen aural sense to detect the subtle differences in music notes.
Often appears as...
- aural memory
- aural sense
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Related to the ear or the ability to hear.
She took an aural test to determine her hearing ability.
Often appears as...
- aural examination
- aural test
adjective
Experienced or perceived by hearing.
He has a keen aural sense to detect the subtle differences in music notes.
Often appears as...
- aural memory
- aural sense
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Hearing Health
Use 'aural' when discussing topics related to hearing health or ear examinations.
After the loud concert, her aural health became a concern.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensory Emphasis
'Aural' emphasizes the auditory aspect over other senses like visual or tactile.
The aural qualities of the forest included birdsong and rustling leaves.
Pro Tip 3/3Sound Experience
'Aural' shows that the experience is specifically heard, not read or seen.
The teacher used aural cues to support the spoken instructions.
Pro Tip 1/3Hearing Health
Use 'aural' when discussing topics related to hearing health or ear examinations.
After the loud concert, her aural health became a concern.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensory Emphasis
'Aural' emphasizes the auditory aspect over other senses like visual or tactile.
The aural qualities of the forest included birdsong and rustling leaves.
Pro Tip 3/3Sound Experience
'Aural' shows that the experience is specifically heard, not read or seen.
The teacher used aural cues to support the spoken instructions.
Pro Tip 1/3Hearing Health
Use 'aural' when discussing topics related to hearing health or ear examinations.
After the loud concert, her aural health became a concern.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensory Emphasis
'Aural' emphasizes the auditory aspect over other senses like visual or tactile.
The aural qualities of the forest included birdsong and rustling leaves.
Pro Tip 3/3Sound Experience
'Aural' shows that the experience is specifically heard, not read or seen.
The teacher used aural cues to support the spoken instructions.
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Quote examples
Debra Lawrance
Australian Actress
There must be a little memory bank, a library or storage unit in my brain, that just tucks away memories of other people. I suck in as much of life as I can. I don't do it deliberately - I'm just curious. Dangerously so. I collect visual and aural patterns, physical human patterns, from experience.
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Wesley Morris
American Critic
Movies are visual, aural, they involve people, and life, and ideas and art, they are so elastic. They can hold anything, withstand everything, and make you feel anything. Other arts can do that, but movies are the only ones that can incorporate other media into cinema.
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John Williams
American Composer
When we see Rey, we want to hear Rey's theme, and when the Force is referred to or felt, we want to hear the Force theme, and so on. We hope that these references make sense to the fans and make the aural connections that we want them to have.
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Margaret Atwood
Canadian Novelist
I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words or phrases which appeal more because of their sound than their meaning, and the movement and phrasing of a poem are very important to me.
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Peter Landesman
American Director
Film is probably the medium best suited to reach the most people - the visual, the aural, the limbic, the intellectual: it captures all these parts of our mind and soul. No other art form comes close.
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Brian Eno
British Musician
Every collaboration helps you grow. With Bowie, it's different every time. I know how to create settings, unusual aural environments. That inspires him. He's very quick.
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Lisa Vanderpump
English Businesswoman
Music makes or breaks an atmosphere. It helps to create the mood and also is a very important aural cue; simply shut off the music when you want people to leave.
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Rhianna Pratchett
English Designer
I enjoy co-directing or even being there just for support because you get to see your script come to aural life in front of you.
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Mike Nichols
German Director
I came to love silence, because it's so rare, and it's now my favorite aural condition.
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Condoleezza Rice
American Statesman
I'm actually - believe it or not, for an academic - an aural learner.
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Debra Lawrance
Australian Actress
There must be a little memory bank, a library or storage unit in my brain, that just tucks away memories of other people. I suck in as much of life as I can. I don't do it deliberately - I'm just curious. Dangerously so. I collect visual and aural patterns, physical human patterns, from experience.
Quote examples
Wesley Morris
American Critic
Movies are visual, aural, they involve people, and life, and ideas and art, they are so elastic. They can hold anything, withstand everything, and make you feel anything. Other arts can do that, but movies are the only ones that can incorporate other media into cinema.
Quote examples
John Williams
American Composer
When we see Rey, we want to hear Rey's theme, and when the Force is referred to or felt, we want to hear the Force theme, and so on. We hope that these references make sense to the fans and make the aural connections that we want them to have.
Quote examples
Margaret Atwood
Canadian Novelist
I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words or phrases which appeal more because of their sound than their meaning, and the movement and phrasing of a poem are very important to me.
Quote examples
Peter Landesman
American Director
Film is probably the medium best suited to reach the most people - the visual, the aural, the limbic, the intellectual: it captures all these parts of our mind and soul. No other art form comes close.
Quote examples
Brian Eno
British Musician
Every collaboration helps you grow. With Bowie, it's different every time. I know how to create settings, unusual aural environments. That inspires him. He's very quick.
Quote examples
Lisa Vanderpump
English Businesswoman
Music makes or breaks an atmosphere. It helps to create the mood and also is a very important aural cue; simply shut off the music when you want people to leave.
Quote examples
Rhianna Pratchett
English Designer
I enjoy co-directing or even being there just for support because you get to see your script come to aural life in front of you.
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Mike Nichols
German Director
I came to love silence, because it's so rare, and it's now my favorite aural condition.
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Condoleezza Rice
American Statesman
I'm actually - believe it or not, for an academic - an aural learner.
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