Auricular

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Auricular \Au*ric"u*lar\ ([add]*r[i^]k"[-u]*l[~e]r), a. [LL.
     auricularis: cf. F. auriculaire. See {Auricle}.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing;
        as, auricular nerves.
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     2. Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular
        confession to the priest.
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              This next chapter is a penitent confession of the
              king, and the strangest . . . that ever was
              auricular.                            --Milton.
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     3. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as,
        auricular evidence. "Auricular assurance." --Shak.
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     4. Received by the ear; known by report. "Auricular
        traditions." --Bacon.
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     5. (Anat.) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
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     {Auricular finger}, the little finger; so called because it
        can be readily introduced into the ear passage.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  auricular
       adj 1: of or relating to near the ear [syn: {otic}]
       2: relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of
          hearing; "my apprehension of words is auricular; I must
          hear what I read"- George Santayana; "an auricular
          confession"; "an auricular appendage"
       3: pertaining to an auricle of the heart; "auricular
          fibrillation"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "auricular":
     acoustic, audible, audile, audio, auditory, aural, between us,
     confidential, esoteric, hearing, in petto, inside,
     not for publication, off the record, otic, otological, otopathic,
     otoscopic, phonic, privileged, sealed, under privilege,
     unpublishable