outer ear

noun

The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.

Similar
auris externaexternal ear
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Meanings

nounouter ear (plural outer ears)

plural outer ears

  1. anatomyThe outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.

    Synonyms: auris externa, external ear

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.

Similar
auris externaexternal ear

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe part of the ear visible externally

Similar
external ear
Broader
external organ
Also see
auris externaexternal ear

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Basque kanpo belarri
  • kanpo belarriportion of ear
Catalan orella externa
  • orella externaportion of ear
Chinese Cantonese 外耳
  • 外耳 (ngoi⁶ ji⁵)portion of ear
Chinese Mandarin 外耳
  • 外耳 (wài'ěr)portion of ear
Czech zevní ucho n vnější ucho
  • zevní ucho n vnější uchoportion of ear
Dutch buitenoor
  • buitenoorportion of ear
Finnish ulkokorva
  • ulkokorvaportion of ear
French oreille externe
  • oreille externeportion of ear
German Außenohr
  • Außenohrportion of ear
Greek έξω ους
  • έξω ους (éxo ous)portion of ear
Hungarian külső fül
  • külső fülportion of ear
Irish chluas sheachtrach
  • chluas sheachtrachportion of ear
Italian orecchio esterno
  • orecchio esternoportion of ear
Japanese 外耳
  • 外耳 (gaiji)portion of ear
Korean 외이, 바깥귀
  • 외이 (oei)portion of ear
  • 바깥귀 (bakkatgwi)portion of ear
Latin auris externa
  • auris externaportion of ear
Norwegian Bokmål ytterøre, ytre øre
  • ytterøreportion of ear
  • ytre øreportion of ear
Polish ucho zewnętrzne
  • ucho zewnętrzneportion of ear
Portuguese ouvido externo
  • ouvido externoportion of ear
Romanian ureche externă
  • ureche externăportion of ear
Russian нару́жное у́хо
  • нару́жное у́хо (narúžnoje úxo)portion of ear
Slovak vonkajšie ucho
  • vonkajšie uchoportion of ear
Spanish oído externo
  • oído externoportion of ear
Swedish ytteröra
  • ytteröraportion of ear
Turkish dış kulak
  • dış kulakportion of ear
Ukrainian зо́внішнє ву́хо
  • зо́внішнє ву́хо (zóvnišnje vúxo)portion of ear
Welsh glust allanol
  • glust allanolportion of ear
Cite this entry
APA

outer ear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outer%20ear

MLA

“outer ear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outer%20ear. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outer ear,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outer%20ear.

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