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Definition: Auricle |
AuricleNoun1. A small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart. 2. The externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "auricle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1835. (references) |
Etymology: Auricle \Au"ri*cle\, noun. [Latin expression auricula, diminutive of auris ear. See Ear.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Medicine | The external flap of flesh generally called the "ear", that reduces the abruptness of the change from free air as the sound wave meets the ear and helps to funnel more sound into the auditory canal. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: AuricleSynonyms: atrial auricle (n), auricula atrii (n), ear (n), pinna (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Auricle |
| English words defined with "auricle": acoustic meatus, auditory canal, auditory meatus, auricular ♦ cauliflower ear ♦ ear canal, Eustachian valve, external auditory canal ♦ otitis externa ♦ Sinus venosus ♦ tricuspid valve. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "auricle": auriculo-ventricular ♦ Ear Cartilages, external acoustic duct, external auditory meatus, external ear canal ♦ faun ear ♦ lesser circulation. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "auricle": Auricula, Auscultation. (references) |
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Expression using "auricle": atrial auricle. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
auricle | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "auricle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الصوان الجزء الخارجي من الأذن, الجزء الغضروفي في الأذن. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | сърдечно ухо, външно ухо (earflap, earlap). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 耳". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | ušní boltec. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | ydre oere (car flap, external ear, outer ear), oeremusling (concha, pinna). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | auricula (concha, pinna), oorschelp (car flap, concha, pinna), concha auriculae (concha, pinna). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | korvalehti (concha, pinna). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | auricule (auricula), pavillon de l'oreille, pavillon auriculaire, pavillon, oreille externe, lobe de l'oreille, conque auriculaire. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | ohrmuschel (earlobe, outer ear), auricula (car flap). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κόλποσ τησ καρδιάσ (atrium, ventricle), ωτόσ, λοβόσ (lobe, lug, tab), ούς (concha, pinna). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | אפרכסת (ear cap, ear piece, funnel, receiver), אז י" (earphone, headphone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | fülkagyló (bur, burr, Concha, earflap, earlap, external ear, outer ear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | daun telinga. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | auricolare (aural, auricular, earphone, headphones), auricola, padiglione dell'orecchio, padiglione auricolare (car flap, concha, pinna), padiglione (Lodge, pavilion, stand, tent), orecchietta (atrium, vestibule), lobo auricolare (car flap). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 耳殻 (external ear), 耳介 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | じかい (disintegration, kanji meaning interpretation, magnetic field, next time, self-admonition, strictly follow Buddhist precepts, the next meeting), じかく (external ear, hemorrhoid, number of strokes in character, self-conscious, status of a Buddhist temple). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | ""퀴. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cleasheen (earflap), cappan y chree. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | auricleay aurícula (pinna), pavilhão da orelha, pavilhão auricular (concha, pinna). (various references) auriculã (pinna), auricul, pavilionul urechii (pinna). (various references) ушная раковина (pavilion, pinna), предсердие. (various references) aurikula, ušna školjka (earlobe, lobe). (various references) aurícula (atrium), pabellón auricular (concha, pinna), oreja (bootstrap, claw, ear, earflap, flap, fluke, handle, informer, lug, palm, tab, wing). (various references) hjärtförmak, förmak (drawing room, drawing-room), öronmussla (earphone, pinna). (various references) kulakçık (atrium), kulak kepçesi (pinna). (various references) вушна раковина (conch, pinna), передсердя. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "auricle": auricled, auricles. (additional references) | |
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"Auricle" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: airile, aracle, aurice, Fairisle. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "auricle" (pronounced 'Au"ri*cle'): Adminicle, Ancle, Appendicle, Arbuscle, Bernacle, Bernicle, bicycle, Binnacle, Binocle, Bittacle, Calicle, Canticle, Carbuncle, Cardiacle, Caulicle, Charbocle, Cicatricle, Clavicle, Conceptacle, Conventicle, Coracle, Cornicle, Covercle, Cubicle, Curricle, Cuticle, follicle, funicle, furuncle, granduncle, hemicycle, Hibernacle, icicle, Mascle, monocle, Monticle, Muscle, Obstacle, Opercle, Orbicle, Ossicle, Panicle, Particle, Pedicle, Peduncle, Pellicle, Pendicle, Pentacle, Perpendicle, Piacle. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-l-r-u" | |
-1 letter: aculei, curiae, curial, eclair, lacier, uracil. | |
-2 letters: areic, ariel, aulic, aurei, auric, carle, ceria, clear, cruel, curia, curie, erica, ileac, lacer, lucre, relic, ulcer, uraei, ureal, ureic, urial. | |
-3 letters: acre, alec, aril, care, carl, caul, ceil, cire, clue, cure, curl, earl, ecru, ilea, lace, laic, lair, lari, lear, liar, lice, lier, lieu, lira. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-l-r-u" | |
+1 letter: acervuli, auricled, auricles, peculiar, reticula. | |
+2 letters: antiulcer, auriculae, circulate, curtailed, curtailer, curtilage, graticule, incurable, lubricate, lucrative, mercurial, neuralgic, numerical, peculiars, reticular, revictual, simulacre, tularemic, vehicular, vesicular, victualer. | |
+3 letters: acquirable, apiculture, articulate, auriculate, aviculture, circulated, circulates, corbiculae, curatively, curtailers, curtilages, elucidator, graticules, incurables, lacquering, lacustrine, lawrencium, lenticular, lubricated, lubricates, luciferase, luxuriance, mercurials, orbiculate, peculiarly, precalculi, republican, reticulate, retinacula, revictuals, saucerlike, secularise, secularism, secularist, secularity, secularize, simulacres, testicular, theurgical, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, ultrafiche, unicameral, vermicular, versicular, victualers, victualler, vulcanizer. | |
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