Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Auricular"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Auricular \Au*ric"u*lar\ ([add]*r[i^]k"[-u]*l[~e]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. ``Auricular assurance.'' --Shak.
4. Received by the ear; known by report. ``Auricular
traditions.'' --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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
auricular
adj 1: of or relating to near the ear [syn: {otic}]
2: 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"
3: pertaining to an auricle of the heart; "auricular
fibrillation"
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