cochlea
pronunciation
How to pronounce cochlea in British English:
UK [ˈkɒkliə]
How to pronounce cochlea in American English:
US [ˈkoʊkliə]
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- Noun:
- the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the Organ of Corti
Word Origin
- cochlea (n.)
- "spiral cavity of the inner ear," 1680s, from Latin cochlea "snail shell," from Greek kokhlias "snail, screw," etc., from kokhlos "spiral shell," perhaps related to konkhos "mussel, conch."
Example
- 1. Such bone-conducted audio reaches the cochlea directly , completely bypassing the eardrum .
- 2. Neuromorphic circuits mimic biological structures found in the nervous system , such as the cochlea , retina and brain cells .
- 3. Called otoacoustic emissions ( oaes ) , the ear-generated sounds emanate from within the spiral-shaped cochlea in the inner ear .
- 4. That chip , known as the rf ( radio frequency ) cochlea , is an example of " neuromorphic electronics , " a 20-year-old field founded by carver mead , sarpeshkar 's thesis advisor at caltech .