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Definition of "auricular" []

  • Of or relating to the sense of hearing or the organs of hearing. (adjective)
  • Perceived by or spoken into the ear: an auricular confession. (adjective)
  • Shaped like an ear or an earlobe; having earlike parts or extensions. (adjective)
  • Of or relating to an auricle of the heart: auricular fibrillation. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "auricular" in a sentence
  • "Public confession, as made in the hearing of a number of people (e.g. a congregation) differs from private, or secret, confession which is made to the priest alone and is often called auricular, i.e., spoken into the ear of the confessor."
  • "The depression behind the ear is called the auricular sulcus."
  • "Its advertising purports that when the tiny pad with eight bumps is placed in the outer ear and massaged a few minutes each day, it helps customers lose weight through what ads call "auricular therapy" - an alternative medicine supposedly derived from acupuncture."