Meanings
nounmiddle ear (plural middle ears)
plural middle ears
- anatomyThe cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.
Synonyms: auris media, tympanum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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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nounthe main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Basque erdi belarri
- erdi belarricavity in the ear
Catalan orella mitjana
- orella mitjanacavity in the ear
Chinese Cantonese 中耳
- 中耳 (zung¹ ji⁵)cavity in the ear
Chinese Mandarin 中耳
- 中耳 (zhōng'ěr)cavity in the ear
Czech střední ucho
- střední uchocavity in the ear
Danish mellemøre
- mellemørecavity in the ear
Dutch middenoor
- middenoorcavity in the ear
Finnish välikorva
- välikorvacavity in the ear
French oreille moyenne
- oreille moyennecavity in the ear
German Mittelohr
- Mittelohrcavity in the ear
Greek μέσο ους
- μέσο ους (méso ous)cavity in the ear
Hungarian középfül
- középfülcavity in the ear
Icelandic miðeyra
- miðeyracavity in the ear
Indonesian telinga tengah
- telinga tengahcavity in the ear
Irish chluas láir
- chluas láircavity in the ear
Italian orecchio medio
- orecchio mediocavity in the ear
Japanese 中耳
- 中耳 (chūji)cavity in the ear
Korean 가운데귀
- 가운데귀 (gaundegwi)cavity in the ear
Norwegian ambolt, mellomøre
- amboltcavity in the ear
- mellomørecavity in the ear
Polish ucho środkowe
- ucho środkowecavity in the ear
Portuguese ouvido médio
- ouvido médiocavity in the ear
Romanian ureche medie
- ureche mediecavity in the ear
Russian сре́днее у́хо
- сре́днее у́хо (srédneje úxo)cavity in the ear
Slovak stredné ucho
- stredné uchocavity in the ear
Spanish oído medio
- oído mediocavity in the ear
Swedish mellanöra
- mellanöracavity in the ear
Thai หูชั้นกลาง
- หูชั้นกลาง (hǔu-chán-glaang)cavity in the ear
Turkish orta kulak
- orta kulakcavity in the ear
Ukrainian сере́днє ву́хо
- сере́днє ву́хо (serédnje vúxo)cavity in the ear
Vietnamese tai giữa
- tai giữacavity in the ear
Welsh glust ganol
- glust ganolcavity in the ear
Cite this entry
APA
middle ear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20ear
MLA
“middle ear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20ear. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “middle ear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20ear.
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