auricle
English
Etymology
From Latin auricula (“the external ear”), diminutive of auris (“the ear”). Doublet of auricula.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɹɪk.əl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.ək.əl/
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- Homophone: oracle (in accents with the weak-vowel merger)
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Noun
auricle (plural auricles)
Derived terms
Translations
appendage in the shape of an earlobe
outer ear — see pinna
an ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the heart
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References
- “auricle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “auricle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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