WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
coch•le•a /ˈkɑkliə, ˈkoʊkliə/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -le•ae /-liˌi, -liˌaɪ/USA pronunciation -le•as.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Anatomythe spiral-shaped part of the inner ear in mammals.
coch•le•a
(kok′lē ə, kō′klē ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. coch•le•ae (kok′lē ē′, -lē ī′, kō′klē ē′, -klē ī′),USA pronunciation coch•le•as. [Anat.]
coch′le•ar, adj.
- Anatomya spiral-shaped cavity forming a division of the internal ear in humans and in most other mammals. See diag. under ear.
- Greek kochlíās snail (with spiral shell), screw, probably akin to kónchē conch
- Latin
- 1530–40
'cochlear' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
artificial ear
- coch.
- coch. amp.
- coch. mag.
- coch. med.
- coch. parv.
- cochlear duct
- cochlear implant
- lagena
- round window