Definitions for auricle
ˈɔr ɪ kəlau·ri·cle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. auricle, atrial auricle, auricula atriinoun

   a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart

2. auricle, pinna, earnoun

   the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. auriclenoun

   The outer ear or pinna.

2. auriclenoun

   An ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the heart.

3. auriclenoun

   An atrium, the smaller of the two types of heart chamber.

4. auriclenoun

   Any appendage in the shape of an earlobe

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Auriclenoun

   Etymology: auricula, Lat.

   1. The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head.2.Two appendages of the heart; being two muscular caps, covering the two ventricles thereof; thus called from the resemblance they bear to the external ear. They move regularly like the heart, only in an inverted order; their systole corresponding to the diastole of the heart. Ephraim Chambers

   Blood should be ready to join with the chyle, before it reaches the right auricle of the heart. John Ray, on Creation.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Auricle

   Auricle is an Anglicization of Latin auricula, from auris 'ear' and -cula, a diminutive suffix.

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1. auricle

   An auricle is a structure or part of the body that resembles an ear or an earlobe. It has two primary uses in biology: it refers to the atria of the heart in some animals, including humans, and it can also refer to the projecting part of the ear, also known as the pinna.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Auriclenoun

   the external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head

2. Auriclenoun

   the chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart, by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles; -- so called from its resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some quadrupeds. See Heart

3. Auriclenoun

   an angular or ear-shaped lobe

4. Auriclenoun

   an instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet

5. Etymology: [L. auricula, dim. of auris ear. See Ear.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Auricle

   awr′i-kl, n. the external ear: (pl.) the two upper cavities of the heart into which the blood comes from the veins.—adj. Aur′icled, having appendages like ears.—n. Auric′ula, a species of primrose, also called bear's ear, from the shape of its leaf.—adj. Auric′ular, pertaining to the ear: known by hearing, or by report.—adv. Auric′ularly.—adjs. Auric′ulate, Auric′ulated, ear-shaped.—Auricular confession, secret, told in the ear. [L. auricula, dim. of auris, the ear.]

Anagrams for auricle »

1. ciruela

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of auricle in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of auricle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=auricle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Auricle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=auricle
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricle
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auricle
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=auricle