Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

middle ear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: mid-dle ear
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.

Inflected Forms

middle ears (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

inner ear outer ear

Synonyms

auris media tympanum tympanic cavity

Questions

What does middle ear mean?: The cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.

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