Phrase guide

ear canal

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum through which sound enters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acoustic meatus, auditory canal, auditory meatus, external acoustic meatus, external auditory canal, external auditory meatus

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: auditory meatus, acoustic meatus, auditory canal, external auditory canal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: meatus

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَنَاة سَمْعِيَّة (qanāh samʕiyya) — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Arabic: صِمَاخ (ṣimāḵ) — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耳道 (ěrdào) — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Czech: zvukovod — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Danish: øregang — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Dutch: gehoorgang — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Esperanto: orelkanalo — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Finnish: korvakäytävä — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • French: conduit auditif — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • German: Gehörgang — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Hungarian: külső hallójárat — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Icelandic: hlust — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Irish: canáil na cluaise — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Irish: canáil chloisteála — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Japanese: 外耳道 (gaijidō) — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Northern Kurdish: kanala guhê — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Lithuanian: klausomoji landa — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Māori: pūtaringa — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Murik (New Guinea): karɨkeporɨnump — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Norwegian Bokmål: øregang — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ørekanal — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Persian: مجرای گوش (mejrāy-e gūš) — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Polish: przewód słuchowy zewnętrzny — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Portuguese: canal auditivo — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Russian: слухово́й кана́л (sluxovój kanál) — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Russian: ушно́й кана́л (ušnój kanál) — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Russian: слухово́й прохо́д (sluxovój proxód) — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Spanish: conducto auditivo externo — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Spanish: alveario (disused) — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Swedish: hörselgång — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Thai: รูหู (ruu-hǔu) — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Turkish: kulak kanalı — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Ottoman Turkish: اصر (ısr) — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum
  • Volapük: lilamameat — tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum