Meanings
plural inner ears
- anatomyThe portion of the ear located within the temporal bone which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea and is responsible for hearing and balance.
Synonyms: auris interna, internal ear, labyrinth
- idiomaticThe mind's ear.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe portion of the ear located within the temporal bone which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea and is responsible for hearing and balance.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Basque barne belarri
- barne belarrianatomy
Catalan orella interna
- orella internaanatomy
Chinese Cantonese 內耳 /内耳
- 內耳 /内耳 (noi⁶ ji⁵)anatomy
Chinese Mandarin 內耳 /内耳
- 內耳 /内耳 (nèi'ěr)anatomy
Czech vnitřní ucho
- vnitřní uchoanatomy
Danish indre øre
- indre øreanatomy
Dutch binnenoor
- binnenooranatomy
Esperanto interna orelo
- interna oreloanatomy
Finnish sisäkorva
- sisäkorvaanatomy
French oreille interne
- oreille interneanatomy
German Innenohr, inneres Ohr
- Innenohranatomy
- inneres Ohranatomy
Greek έσω ους
- έσω ους (éso ous)anatomy
Hindi आन्तर कर्ण
- आन्तर कर्ण (āntar karṇ)anatomy
Hungarian belső fül
- belső fülanatomy
Italian orecchio interno
- orecchio internoanatomy
Japanese 内耳, 迷路
- 内耳 (naiji)anatomy
- 迷路 (meiro)anatomy
Korean 속귀
- 속귀 (sokgwi)anatomy
Latin auris interna
- auris internaanatomy
Lithuanian vidinė ausis
- vidinė ausisanatomy
Norwegian Bokmål indre øre
- indre øreanatomy
Polish ucho wewnętrzne
- ucho wewnętrzneanatomy
Portuguese ouvido, ouvido interno
- ouvidoanatomy
- ouvido internoanatomy
Romanian ureche internă
- ureche internăanatomy
Russian вну́треннее у́хо
- вну́треннее у́хо (vnútrenneje úxo)anatomy
Slovak vnútorné ucho
- vnútorné uchoanatomy
Spanish oído, oído interno
- oídoanatomy
- oído internoanatomy
Swedish inneröra
- inneröraanatomy
Thai หูชั้นใน
- หูชั้นใน (hǔu chán-nai)anatomy
Turkish iç kulak
- iç kulakanatomy
Ukrainian внутрішнє вухо
- внутрішнє вухо (vnutrišnje vuxo)anatomy
Welsh glust fewnol
- glust fewnolanatomy
Cite this entry
inner ear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inner%20ear
“inner ear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inner%20ear. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inner ear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inner%20ear.
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