au·ric·u·lar

(ô-rĭk′yə-lər)

adj.

1. Of or relating to the sense of hearing or the organs of hearing.

2. Perceived by or spoken into the ear: an auricular confession.

3. Shaped like an ear or an earlobe; having earlike parts or extensions.

4. Of or relating to an auricle of the heart: auricular fibrillation.

[Middle English auriculer, spoken into the ear, from Late Latin auriculāris, from Latin auricula, ear; see auricle.]

au·ric′u·lar·ly adv.

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auricular

(ɔːˈrɪkjʊlə)

adj

1. (Physiology) of, relating to, or received by the sense or organs of hearing; aural

2. shaped like an ear

3. (Anatomy) of or relating to an auricle of the heart

4. (Zoology) (of feathers) occurring in tufts surrounding the ears of owls and similar birds

(Zoology) (usually plural) an auricular feather

auˈricularly adv

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au•ric•u•lar

(ɔˈrɪk yə lər)

adj.

1. pertaining to the ear or to hearing; aural.

2. perceived by or addressed to the ear; made in private.

3. dependent on hearing; understood or known by hearing.

4. resembling an ear.

5. Usu., auriculars. the feathers that cover a bird's ear.

[1535–45]

au•ric′u•lar•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	auricular - of or relating to near the ear otic
	2.	auricular - relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; "my apprehension of words is auricular; I must hear what I read"- George Santayana; "an auricular confession"; "an auricular appendage"
	3.	auricular - pertaining to an auricle of the heart; "auricular fibrillation"

auricular

adjective

Known about by very few:

confidential, inside, private, secret.

Informal: hush-hush.

Translations

auriculaire

auricular

adj (Anat)

(of ear) → aurikular (spec), → Ohren-, Hör-; auricular nerve → Hörnerv m; auricular confession → Ohrenbeichte f, → geheime Beichte

(of heart) → aurikular (spec), → Aurikular- (spec); auricular flutter → (Herz)vorhofflattern nt

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au·ral

, auricular

a. aural, auricular.

1. rel. al sentido del oído;

2. rel. a una aurícula del corazón.

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References in periodicals archive

[1] Extrinsic auricular muscles connect the auricle to the skull and scalp and move the auricle as a whole.

Photogrammetric morphometric analysis of auricle

After cutting through skin and subcutaneous tissue, the auricular muscles auricularis superior and posterior are generally divided to access and incise the periosteum overlying the mastoid bone.

Patient satisfaction with postaural incision site