AURICULAR


Meaning of AURICULAR in English

— auricularly , adv.

/aw rik"yeuh leuhr/ , adj.

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

2. perceived by or addressed to the ear; made in private: an auricular confession.

3. dependent on hearing; understood or known by hearing: auricular evidence.

4. shaped like an ear; auriculate.

5. Anat. pertaining to an auricle of the heart.

6. Ornith. pertaining to certain often modified feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.

n.

7. Usually, auriculars . Ornith. feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.

[ 1535-45; auricularis of, pertaining to the ear. See AURICLE, -AR 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .