OUTER EAR
Dictionary entry overview: What does outer ear mean? • OUTER EAR (noun)
The noun OUTER EAR has 1 sense:
1. the part of the ear visible externally
Familiarity information: OUTER EAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OUTER EAR (noun)
Meaning:
The part of the ear visible externally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
external ear; outer ear
Hypernyms ("outer ear" is a kind of...):
external organ (an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body)
Meronyms (parts of "outer ear"):
acoustic meatus; auditory canal; auditory meatus; ear canal; external auditory canal (either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane)
auricle; ear; pinna (the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear)
Holonyms ("outer ear" is a part of...):
auditory apparatus (all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears)
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