Standard Lemma guide

cochlear

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒk.li.ə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Atlantic-Canada, General-American: /ˈkoʊ.kli.ɚ/
  • Atlantic-Canada, General-American: /ˈkɑ.kli.ɚ/
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˈkɒk.li.ə/ of the US
  • Australian: /ˈkɔk.li.ə/
  • New-Zealand: [ˈkɔ̟k.li.ə]
  • rhymes with -ɒkliə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -əʊkliə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 K L IY0 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the cochlea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, relational

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to the cochlea of the ear

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • cochlear implant

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cochlea Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English cochlear From cochlea + -ar.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kogleêr — Translations
  • Catalan: coclear — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耳蝸的 /耳蜗的 — Translations
  • French: cochléaire — Translations
  • Galician: coclear — Translations
  • Greek: κοχλιακός (kochliakós) — Translations
  • Italian: cocleare — Translations
  • Portuguese: coclear — Translations
  • Russian: кохлеа́рный (koxleárnyj) — Translations
  • Spanish: coclear — Translations