English Explanatory Dictionary

concha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any shell-shaped structure
  2. Any shell-shaped structure:
  3. The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone and leading to its central opening.
  4. Alternative form of nasal concha.
  5. An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse.
noun
  1. Alternative form of kankar.
noun
  1. Alternative form of concho (“type of ornament”).

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒŋ.kə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-concha.wav /ˈkɑŋ.kə/

Word forms

concha conchae conchæ conchas

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin concha (“a mussel shell”). Doublet of conch.

Derived words

conchal inferior concha inferior nasal concha superior nasal concha
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