ear canal

noun

: the tubular passage of the outer ear leading to the tympanic membrane

Examples of ear canal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bone conduction works by sending sound vibrations through your cheekbones instead of traveling through the air and into your ear canal. Victoria Song, The Verge, 21 July 2024 The bone also had a number of malformations, including an unusually wide ear canal, an unusual connection between one ear canal and neighboring chamber and a small cochlea, that suggested the child had Down syndrome. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024 These include an abnormal shape of the lateral semicircular canal (the shortest ear canal); an enlarged vestibular aqueduct, a narrow, bony canal that goes from the inner ear to deep inside the skull, and a reduction of the overall size of the cochlea bone chamber. Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 June 2024 They’re equipped with active noise cancellation that can actually adjust to the shape of your ear canal, for example. Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ear canal 

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Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ear canal was in 1859

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“Ear canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ear%20canal. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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ear canal

noun

Medical Definition

ear canal

noun
: the tubular passage of the outer ear leading to the tympanic membrane
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