aural
Pertaining to hearing
Aural means relating to the ear or hearing: aural skills, aural comprehension.
The word appears most often in contexts involving music education or language learning, where listening ability is tested separately from reading or speaking.
Not to be confused with oral (relating to the mouth) or the unrelated aura.
Auditory organ
- cochleaSpiral hearing organ
- eardrumInner auditory membrane
- tympanumSound-receiving ear membrane
- canalDug water passage
ossicles · semicircular · vestibular · pinna · concha · tragus · antihelix · lobe
Traveling pressure disturbance
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- pitchFrequency of sound
timbre · echo · reverberation · decibel · sonic · waveform · oscillation · harmonics
Trial performance for selection
- listeningAttending to sound
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- audiometryEvaluation of hearing ability
- audiologistHearing disorder specialist
earshot · acuity · impairment · conductive · tinnitus · deafness · hearing-impaired · audiometer
ear
Auditory organ
canal · ossicles · semicircular · vestibular · pinna · concha · tragus · antihelix · lobe · earlobe
soundwave
Traveling pressure disturbance
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
pitch · timbre · echo · reverberation · decibel · sonic · waveform · oscillation · harmonics · resonance
audition
Trial performance for selection
- listeningAttending to sound
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- audiometryEvaluation of hearing ability
audiologist · earshot · acuity · impairment · conductive · tinnitus · deafness · hearing-impaired · audiometer · otitis
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
sonata · concerto · aria · timbre · pitch · cadence · refrain · motif · chord · orchestral