"circumaural" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1969, John Donald Harris, An Efficient monaural procedure for the psychoacoustic calibration of earphones",
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          "ref": "1973, Richard F. Thompson, Michael M. Patterson, Bioelectric Recording Techniques",
          "text": "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...",
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          "ref": "1999, Tamara T. Sowell, Bruce B. Blasch, Gale Watson, Low Vision And Blindness: Research And Development",
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        "Surrounding the pinnae or external ears, as in circumaural headphones."
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