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cochlea

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cochlea /ˈkoʊklijə/ /ˈkɑːklijə/ noun
plural cochleas or cochleae /ˈkoʊkliˌiː/ /ˈkɑːkliˌiː/
cochlea
/ˈkoʊklijə/ /ˈkɑːklijə/
noun
plural cochleas or cochleae /ˈkoʊkliˌiː/ /ˈkɑːkliˌiː/
Learner's definition of COCHLEA
[count] technical
: the part of the inner ear that contains the endings of the nerve that carries information about sound to the brain耳蜗

— cochlear

/ˈkoʊklijɚ/ /ˈkɑːklijɚ/ adjective
BNC: 0 COCA: 31980

cochlea

noun

plural cochleas or cochleae ˈkō-klē-ˌē How to pronounce cochlea (audio)
-ˌī,
ˈkä-klē-
: 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
cochlear adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The braincase also revealed the shortest ever cochlea found in a dinosaur. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Jan. 2022 Most cases of tinnitus are due to hearing loss caused by damage to the cells responsible for hearing in the cochlea, the organ of hearing in the inner ear. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2022 Both of your cochlea would fit on the face of a dime with room to spare. Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022 The primary structure of hearing in the skull is called a cochlea. Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022 The cochlea is part of the inner ear where hearing takes place, and its size can determine hearing ability. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Jan. 2022 If your cochlea were the same relative size as a bat’s, each would be about the size of a golf ball. Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022 Vein’s alloy of cochlea-stabbing guitar harmonics, piston-engine rhythms, jarring electronic textures and throat-shearing catharsis is nothing short of glorious. Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 5 Jan. 2022 The best objective evidence would be obtained from pathology studies of the cochlea and vestibular organs, which would require autopsies of a mammalian species that had been exposed to the suspect phenomena. John Crowley, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, snail, snail shell, from Greek kochlias, from kochlos snail; probably akin to Greek konchē mussel

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cochlea was in 1688
BNC: 0 COCA: 31980

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