Phrase guide

outer ear

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: auris externa, external ear

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the part of the ear visible externally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: external ear

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: external organ

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: xarici qulaq — portion of ear
  • Basque: kanpo belarri — portion of ear
  • Catalan: orella externa — portion of ear
  • Chinese Cantonese: 外耳 (ngoi6 ji5) — portion of ear
  • Chinese: 外耳 (goā-hīn) — portion of ear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外耳 (wài'ěr) — portion of ear
  • Czech: zevní ucho n vnější ucho — portion of ear
  • Dutch: buitenoor — portion of ear
  • Finnish: ulkokorva — portion of ear
  • French: oreille externe — portion of ear
  • German: Außenohr — portion of ear
  • Greek: έξω ους (éxo ous) — portion of ear
  • Hungarian: külső fül — portion of ear
  • Irish: chluas sheachtrach — portion of ear
  • Italian: orecchio esterno — portion of ear
  • Japanese: 外耳 (gaiji) — portion of ear
  • Korean: 외이 (oei) — portion of ear
  • Korean: 바깥귀 (bakkatgwi) — portion of ear
  • Latin: auris externa — portion of ear
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ytterøre — portion of ear
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ytre øre — portion of ear
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ytre øyre — portion of ear
  • Polish: ucho zewnętrzne — portion of ear
  • Portuguese: ouvido externo — portion of ear
  • Romanian: ureche externă — portion of ear
  • Russian: нару́жное у́хо (narúžnoje úxo) — portion of ear
  • Slovak: vonkajšie ucho — portion of ear
  • Slovene: zunanje uho — portion of ear
  • Spanish: oído externo — portion of ear
  • Swedish: ytteröra — portion of ear
  • Telugu: వెలుపలిచెవి (velupalicevi) — portion of ear
  • Turkish: dış kulak — portion of ear
  • Ukrainian: зо́внішнє ву́хо (zóvnišnje vúxo) — portion of ear
  • Welsh: glust allanol — portion of ear