What is the meaning of Auricle?

  • (n.) An angular or ear-shaped lobe.
  • (n.) An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet.
  • (n.) The external ear or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head.
  • (n.) 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.
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APAWebster's. (2011). auricle. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/auricle/definitions/1977155
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "auricle" http://smartdefine.org/auricle/definitions/1977155 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, auricle, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/auricle/definitions/1977155>.
MLAWebster's. "auricle" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/auricle/definitions/1977155>
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