Cochlear

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In anatomy, of or relating to the cochlea in any way: as, the cochlear nerve, cochlear canal, etc.
  • Spoon-shaped: specifically, in botany, applied to a form of imbricative estivation in which one piece is exterior, larger than the others, and bowl-shaped, as in the aconite.
  • noun. A spoon; in the orthodox Greek and other Oriental churches, the eucharistic spoon in which the consecrated elements are administered together to communicants. Also called labis. See intinction, spoon, colatorium, and labis.
  • noun. An ancient Roman and Greek medicinal measure, equal to a spoonful.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the cochlea.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the cochlea.
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  • adjective. of or relating to the cochlea of the ear
  • Word Usage
    "In his hearing and speech lab at UCI, Zeng has made advances in cochlear implant development, discovering that enhancing the detection of frequency modulation (FM) significantly boosts the performance of many hearing aids devices by increasing tonal recognition, which is essential to hearing music and understanding certain spoken languages like Mandarin."
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