noun
Meaning 1
Any shell-shaped structure
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
concha
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒŋ.kə/
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General-American: /ˈkɑŋ.kə/
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rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -ɒŋkə
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rhymes with (General American) -ɑŋkə
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CMU ARPABET: K AA1 N CH AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any shell-shaped structure:
The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone and leading to its central opening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
Any shell-shaped structure:
Ellipsis of nasal concha.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 5
Alternative form of kankar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative form of concho (“type of ornament”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 7
(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
Narrower terms: nasal concha
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin concha (“a mussel shell”). Doublet of conch.