transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkō-klē-ə, ˈkä-klē- ]
noun
( plural co·chle·as or co·chle·ae -klē-ˌē, -ˌī)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, snail, snail shell, from Greek kochlias, from kochlos snail; probably akin to Greek konchē mussel
Date: 1688
: a hollow tube in the inner ear of higher vertebrates that is usually coiled like a snail shell and contains the sensory organ of hearing — see ear illustration
• co·chle·ar ˈkō-klē-ər, ˈkä- adjective