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# auricle

«auricle» in Mova's school dictionary: **The outer part of the ear that you can see, also called…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (auricle, auricles)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (science) The outer part of the ear that you can see, also called the pinna. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auricle/#m1)

2) (science, old use) A small pouch-like part of the heart's upper chambers (atria). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auricle/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons about the ear and heart. Phrases: «the auricle of the ear».

### examples

- The auricle collects sound waves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auricle/#x1)
- Label the auricle on the ear diagram. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auricle/#x2)
- Rabbits can turn their auricles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auricle/#x3)
- Each atrium of the heart has a small auricle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auricle/#x4)
- The auricle is made of cartilage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auricle/#x5)
- Earrings go through the auricle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auricle/#x6)

### note

Said «OR-i-kul». Do not confuse with «oracle» (a wise source of answers) — they sound alike.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «auricle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auricle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.