Download the app
educalingo
cochlea
" The site of hearing was now known to be in the cochlea."
Robert Barany

Meaning of "cochlea" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COCHLEA

From Latin: snail, spiral, from Greek kokhlias; probably related to Greek konkhēconch.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COCHLEA

ˈkɒklɪə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COCHLEA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cochlea is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COCHLEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cochlea

The cochlea /ˈkɒk.lɪə/ is the auditory portion of the inner ear. It is a spiral-shaped cavity in the bony labyrinth, in humans making 2.5 turns around its axis, the modiolus. A core component of the cochlea is the Organ of Corti, the sensory organ of hearing, which is distributed along the partition separating fluid chambers in the coiled tapered tube of the cochlea. The name is derived from the Latin for snail shell, which in turn is from the Greek κοχλίας kokhlias, from κόχλος kokhlos in reference to its coiled shape; the cochlea is coiled in mammals with the exception of monotremes.

Definition of cochlea in the English dictionary

The definition of cochlea in the dictionary is the spiral tube, shaped like a snail's shell, that forms part of the internal ear, converting sound vibrations into nerve impulses.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COCHLEA

antinuclear · binuclear · chanticleer · clear · cochlear · crystal-clear · homonuclear · internuclear · intranuclear · macronuclear · mononuclear · multinuclear · nuclear · photonuclear · polymorphonuclear · polynuclear · subnuclear · thermonuclear · trochlea · unclear

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COCHLEA

cochair · cochairperson · cochairwoman · cochampion · Cochin · Cochin China · cochineal · cochineal insect · Cochise · cochleae · cochlear · cochlear implant · cochleariform · cochleate · cochleated · cocinera · cock · cock a snook · cock feather

WORDS THAT END LIKE COCHLEA

achillea · azalea · bougainvillea · Elea · flea · galea · grevillea · Heraclea · lea · mausolea · olea · palea · Penthesilea · pilea · plea · psoralea · quelea · sand flea · talea · water flea

Synonyms and antonyms of cochlea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cochlea» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF COCHLEA

Find out the translation of cochlea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cochlea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cochlea» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

耳蜗
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cóclea
570 millions of speakers
en

English

cochlea
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

कोक्लीअ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القوقعة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

улитка
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cóclea
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কর্ণের ভাগ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

limaçon
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Cochlea
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Schnecke
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

蝸牛
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

달팽이관
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Cochlea
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ phận con ốc
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நத்தைச்சுருள்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कोचाळी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

koklea
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

coclea
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

ślimak
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

равлик
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cohleei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοχλία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koglea
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snäckan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cochlea
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cochlea

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COCHLEA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of cochlea
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «cochlea».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cochlea

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «COCHLEA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cochlea.
1
Robert Barany
The site of hearing was now known to be in the cochlea.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COCHLEA»

Discover the use of cochlea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cochlea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Biophysics of the Cochlea: From Molecules to Models : ...
This book contains the proceedings of an international hearing-research conference held in Germany 2002.
‎2003
2
The Cochlea
This volume presents a detailed overview of the mammalian cochlea from its anatomy and physiology to its biophysics and biochemistry.
Peter Dallos, Richard R. Fay, 2012
3
Compression: From Cochlea to Cochlear Implants: From Cochlea ...
The rationale behind the exclusion of many observations is quite straightforward: direct observations made in early mechanical studies revealed very little about the way in which we now believe a normal cochlea processes the intensity of a ...
Sid P. Bacon, Richard R. Fay, Arthur N. Popper, 2004
4
Cochlea-inspired Channelizing Filters for Wideband Radio Systems
Chapter 2 Cochlear Modeling 2.1 The Mammalian Cochlea The cochlea is the electro-mechanical transducer located in the inner ear that converts acoustical energy (sound waves) into nerve impulses sent to the brain (Fig. 2.1). The cochlea is ...
Christopher J. Galbraith, 2008
5
Basic Otorhinolaryngology: A Step-by-Step Learning Guide
As the actual sensory organ for hearing, the cochlea is of key physiologic and clinical importance. The main function of the cochlea is to translate auditory events into a pattern of neural impulses that precisely reflects the nature and timing of ...
Rudolf Probst, Gerhard Grevers, 2011
6
Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring
Sound Conduction to the Cochlea. The middle ear functions as an impedance transformer that facilitates transmission of airborne sound into vibrations of the fluid in the cochlea. This transformer action is the result of a difference between the ...
Aage R. Møller, 2010
7
Handbook of Acoustics
NORMA. B. SLEPECKY. 1 INTRODUCTION The cochlea contains the sensory cells, supporting cells, and nerve fibers of the inner ear that are responsible for detection of sound. When sound pressure waves vibrate the tympanic membrane , ...
Malcolm J. Crocker, 1998
8
Hearing: Its Physiology and Pathophysiology
(C) Cross-section of the cochlea ((B) and (C) reprinted from Møller, A.R. 1975. Noise as a health hazard. Ambio 4: 6–13, with permission from The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences). FIGURE 1.8 (A) Cross-section through one turn of the ...
Aage R. Møller, 2000
9
Neuroanatomy: Draw It to Know It
We divide the inner ear into three different parts: the semicircular canals, which lie supero-laterally and serve vestibular function; the cochlea, which lies antero- inferiorly and serves auditory function; and the vestibule, which lies between them ...
Adam Fisch MD, 2009
10
Ototoxicity
Karen S. Pawlowski, PhD This overview of the anatomy and physiology of the various components of the cochlea includes information about (1) the position of the cochlea within the temporal bone; (2) the anatomy and physiology of the ...
Peter S. Roland, John A. Rutka, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COCHLEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cochlea is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dr. K: Meniere's disease can be treated
Inside the inner ear is a snail-shaped structure called the cochlea. The cochlea transforms sound waves into nerve impulses that the brain can ... «Greenville Daily Reflector, Jul 15»
2
Carol Midgley: All-day Sunday trading? We'll live to shop
in a dead voice 500 times daily, their prolonged exposure to piped shop music so loud it would be marginally less painful to feed your cochlea ... «The Times, Jul 15»
3
Cambridgeshire mum Kath Sansom launches Sling the Mesh …
Kath said the TVT mesh is one of many medical devices- including hip implants, cochlea implants and PIP breast implants – that campaigners ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
4
Rob Swire Attributes Loss Of Hearing To Vaping
Apparently, the chemical propylene glycol, which is used as a solvent in some juices, is ototoxic – meaning toxic to the cochlea or auditory ... «Your EDM, Jul 15»
5
Why are there disturbing sounds in my left ear?
This type of hearing loss occurs when there is damage to the inner ear (cochlea) or the nerve pathways from the inner ear to the brain. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
6
Giving the Hearing Impaired Access to Use Today's Wireless Devices
Working with Phonak, producer of wireless hearing aid amplification systems and cochlea implants, Advanced Bionics newest device provides ... «Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jul 15»
7
Diagnosis of the pathological state of the baby from its cry
The cochlear modeling can be explained as follows : The sound which we listen to excites a region in the basilar membrane of the cochlea ... «Biotechin.Asia, Jul 15»
8
How our ears work – Deaf Education
The oval window is on the cochlea, a shell-shaped structure about the ... Your inner ear is made up of your cochlea and semi-circular canals ... «North Lake News Register, Jul 15»
9
'Profoundly deaf' baby can now hear and speak after 'life-changing …
... his ears, electronic systems that stimulate the auditory nerve directly, bypassing the hair cells in the cochlea that usually allow for hearing. «getwestlondon, Jul 15»
10
Hearing, but not understanding
Cochlear implants consist of electrode arrays that are surgically implanted into the cochlea and receive electrical input from a sound processor, ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cochlea [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cochlea>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
EN