How to Use pinna in a Sentence
pinna
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The listener’s pinna, the external part of the ear, and ear canal are a critical part of the playback system.
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IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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Analysis showed the REEs were most concentrated in the fern’s pinna (leaflets).
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Nov. 2025
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Similarly, on-ear and over-ear headphones interact with the listener’s pinnas.
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IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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Just like music headphones, gaming headset testing benefits from fixtures with a human-like pinna to ensure repeatable measurement of ear-pad interaction.
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IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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Anthropomorphic test fixtures—most notably GRAS KEMAR (Knowles Electronics Manikin for Acoustic Research) head and torso simulators—incorporate soft, deformable anthropomorphic pinnas that replicate realistic insertion and sealing conditions.
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IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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