1. in a way that uses or involves only one ear or one audio channel
Usage: technical; audio/medical contexts

Examples

• The patient was tested monaurally to assess hearing loss in each ear separately.
• The old recording was played monaurally through a single speaker.
• Audiologists often conduct hearing tests monaurally to isolate problems.
• The sound engineer mixed the track monaurally for the vintage radio broadcast.
• Children with hearing aids may initially process sounds monaurally.
• The research study examined how people locate sounds when listening monaurally.