English Explanatory Dictionary

auricular

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the ear.
  2. Of or pertaining to the sense of hearing.
  3. Told to the ear; told privately.
  4. Recognized by the ear; understood by the sense of hearing.
  5. Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
  6. Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture.
noun
  1. The little finger, the outermost and smallest finger of the hand.
  2. The ear.

Pronunciation

/ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.ə/ /ɔˈɹɪk.jə.lɚ/ en-us-auricular.ogg

Word forms

auricular auriculars

Etymology

Late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin auriculāris, from auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) + -āris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to auricle + -ar. Doublet of auricularis.

Synonyms

otic auditory aural ear finger fourth finger little finger mercurial finger pinkie

Related words

aural auriculate auricle auricularis

Derived words

auricular artery auricular fibrillation auricularly auricular muscle auricular style auriculo- biauricular cephaloauricular conoauricular interauricular monoauricular nonauricular oculoauricular periauricular postauricular preauricular retroauricular sinoauricular subauricular supraauricular temporoauricular transauricular zygomaticoauricular

Translations

Arabic: أُذُنِيّ Belarusian: вушны́ Bulgarian: ушен Chinese Mandarin: 耳的 Czech: ušní Esperanto: orela Finnish: korva- German: Ohren- Polish: uszny Russian: ушно́й Slovak: ušný Spanish: auricular Ukrainian: вушни́й
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