auricular : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: auricular	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for auricular
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
auricular adj of or relating to near the ear Synonym(s): otic, auricular relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; "my apprehension of words is auricular; I must hear what I read"- George Santayana; "an auricular confession"; "an auricular appendage" pertaining to an auricle of the heart; "auricular fibrillation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Auricular \Auric"ular\ ([add]r[icr]k"[usl]l[etil]r), a. [LL. auricularis: cf. F. auriculaire. See {Auricle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves. 2. Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest. This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king, and the strangest . . . that ever was auricular. --Milton. 3. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as, auricular evidence. [bd]Auricular assurance.[b8] --Shak. 4. Received by the ear; known by report. [bd]Auricular traditions.[b8] --Bacon. 5. (Anat.) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart. {Auricular finger}, the little finger; so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage.