different between auricle vs auricular

English

Etymology

From Latin auricula (“the external ear”), diminutive of auris (“the ear”). Doublet of auricula.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???.??k.?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???.?k.?l/
• Homophone: oracle (in some accents)

Noun

auricle (plural auricles)

1. (biology) Any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe.
   1. (anatomy) The outer ear or pinna.

      Synonyms: pinna, pavilion

2. (anatomy) Alternative form of atrium.
   1. (anatomy) An anterior ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the human heart.

Derived terms

• auricled

Related terms

• auricula
• auricular
• auriculo-

Translations

References

• “auricle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “auricle”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• ciruela

English

Etymology

Late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin auricul?ris, from auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) +? -?ris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to auricle +? -ar. Doublet of auricularis.

The finger is so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?????k.j?l.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /????k.j?l.?/
• Rhymes: -?kj?l?(?)

Adjective

auricular (not comparable)

1. (relational) Of or pertaining to the ear.

   Synonym: otic

   1. (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the sense of hearing.

      Synonyms: auditory, aural

   2. Told to the ear; told privately.

   3. Recognized by the ear; understood by the sense of hearing.
2. (anatomy, relational) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
3. (art, relational) Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

auricular (plural auriculars)

1. The outermost and smallest finger of the hand.

   Synonyms: ear finger, fourth finger, little finger, mercurial finger, pinkie
2. (humorous) The ear.

Translations

References

• “auricular”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “auricular”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin auricul?ris.

Pronunciation

Adjective

auricular m or f (plural auriculares, not comparable)

1. (relational) ear; auricular
2. (relational) hearing; auricular
3. (relational) auricle; auricular

Related terms

• aurícula
• orelha

Noun

auricular m (plural auriculares)

1. (Portugal) earphone, earpiece

   Synonyms: fone, (Brazil) fone de ouvido

References

Romanian

Etymology

From French auriculaire.

Adjective

auricular m or n (feminine singular auricular?, masculine plural auriculari, feminine and neuter plural auriculare)

1. auricular

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin auricul?ris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /au?iku?la?/, [au?.?i.ku?la?]

Adjective

auricular (plural auriculares)

1. (relational) ear; auricular
2. (relational) hearing; auricular

Derived terms

• auricular anterior
• auricular posterior
• auricular superior
• músculo auricular anterior

Related terms

• aurícula

Noun

auricular m (plural auriculares)

1. (used in plural) earphones (a pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.)
2. handset, earpiece, receiver (any of several electronic devices that receive signals and convert them into sound)

   Antonym: altavoz

3. auricular (finger)

   Synonym: meñique

Further reading

• “auricular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.