Phrase guide

inner ear

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The portion of the ear located within the temporal bone which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea and is responsible for hearing and balance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: auris interna, internal ear, labyrinth

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The mind's ear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: internal ear, labyrinth

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: daxili qulaq — anatomy
  • Basque: barne belarri — anatomy
  • Belarusian: унутранае вуха (unutranaje vuxa) — anatomy
  • Catalan: orella interna — anatomy
  • Chinese Cantonese: 內耳 /内耳 (noi6 ji5) — anatomy
  • Chinese: 內耳 /内耳 (lāi-hīn) — anatomy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 內耳 /内耳 (nèi'ěr) — anatomy
  • Czech: vnitřní ucho — anatomy
  • Danish: indre øre — anatomy
  • Dutch: binnenoor — anatomy
  • Esperanto: interna orelo — anatomy
  • Finnish: sisäkorva — anatomy
  • French: oreille interne — anatomy
  • Galician: oído interno — anatomy
  • German: Innenohr — anatomy
  • German: inneres Ohr — anatomy
  • Greek: έσω ους (éso ous) — anatomy
  • Hindi: आन्तर कर्ण (āntar karṇ) — anatomy
  • Hungarian: belső fül — anatomy
  • Ingrian: sisuskorva — anatomy
  • Italian: orecchio interno — anatomy
  • Japanese: 内耳 (naiji) — anatomy
  • Japanese: 迷路 (meiro) — anatomy
  • Kazakh: ішкі құлақ (ışkı qūlaq) — anatomy
  • Korean: 속귀 (sokgwi) — anatomy
  • Latin: auris interna — anatomy
  • Lithuanian: vidinė ausis — anatomy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: indre øre — anatomy
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: indre øyre — anatomy
  • Occitan: aurelha intèrna — anatomy
  • Polish: ucho wewnętrzne — anatomy
  • Portuguese: ouvido — anatomy
  • Portuguese: ouvido interno — anatomy
  • Romanian: ureche internă — anatomy
  • Russian: вну́треннее у́хо (vnútrenneje úxo) — anatomy
  • Slovak: vnútorné ucho — anatomy
  • Slovene: notranje uho — anatomy
  • Spanish: oído — anatomy
  • Spanish: oído interno — anatomy
  • Swedish: inneröra — anatomy
  • Telugu: లోపలి చెవి (lōpali cevi) — anatomy
  • Thai: หูชั้นใน (hǔu chán-nai) — anatomy
  • Turkish: iç kulak — anatomy
  • Ukrainian: внутрішнє вухо (vnutrišnje vuxo) — anatomy
  • Volapük: lilamazän — anatomy
  • Welsh: glust fewnol — anatomy