auricle

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: au=ri=cle

CIDE DICTIONARY

auricle, n. [L. auricula, dim. of auris ear. See Ear.].

•  The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head.  [1913 Webster]
•  An angular or ear-shaped lobe.  [1913 Webster]
•  An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet.  Mansfield.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

auricle, n. Anat.
1 a a small muscular pouch on the surface of each atrium of the heart. b the atrium itself.
2 the external ear of animals. Also called PINNA.
3 an appendage shaped like the ear.

Etymology

AURICULA

ROGET THESAURUS

auricle

Hearing

N hearing, audition, auscultation, eavesdropping, audibility, acute ear, nice ear, delicate ear, quick ear, sharp ear, correct ear, musical ear, ear for music, ear, auricle, lug, acoustic organs, auditory apparatus, eardrum, tympanum, tympanic membrane, ear trumpet, speaking trumpet, hearing aid, stethoscope, earshot, hearing distance, hearing, hearing range, sound, carrying distance, telephone, phone, telephone booth, intercom, house phone, radiotelephone, radiophone, wireless, wireless telephone, mobile telephone, car radio, police radio, two-way radio, walkie-talkie, handie-talkie, citizen's band, CB, amateur radio, ham radio, short-wave radio, police band, ship-to-shore radio, airplane radio, control tower communication, (communication), electronic devices, phonograph, gramophone, megaphone, phonorganon, microphone, directional microphone, mike, hand mike, lapel microphone, phonograph needle, stylus, diamond stylus, pickup, reading head (electronic devices), hearer, auditor, listener, eavesdropper, listener-in, auditory, audience, otology, otorhinolaryngology, otologist, otorhinolaryngologist, hearing, auditory, auricular, acoustic, phonic, arrectis auribus, Int, hark, hark ye!, hear!, list, listen!, O yes!, Oyez!, listen up, listen here!, hear ye!, attention!, achtung.