different between auricular vs audial

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.

English

Etymology

From Latin audire (“to hear”).

Adjective

audial (not comparable)

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

Synonyms

• auditory, aural