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interaural

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-au-ral
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing the differences between the reception of sound (especially timing and intensity) by each ear

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English aural English interaural From inter- + aural.

Questions

What does interaural mean?
Describing the differences between the reception of sound (especially timing and intensity) by each ear
Where does interaural come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English aural English interaural From inter- + aural.

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