AURICULAR Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

auricular

adjective

ȯ-ˈri-kyə-lər

Definition of auricular

as in auditory

of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing had auricular proof that the sun was up, as the birds began chirping

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Recent Examples of auricular While everyone has auricular muscles, only a small number of people can consciously flex these muscles to wiggle their ears. — Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025 Some people can control their auricular muscles to move the ear slightly but to a noticeable extent, an ability that seems to have a genetic basis. — C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2017 It can be delivered using a device that sits on the ear and sends an electrical pulse to the auricular branch of the vagus nerve, which is found under the skin in the magenta area in the diagram below. — Paul McClure 22, New Atlas, 22 May 2025

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auditory

Adjective

Making this cosmic fireworks display not only visual, but auditory, optical data from three of the images was matched with the sounds of different instruments in a process called sonification.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 4 July 2026
Biofeedback therapy uses sensors to measure muscle activity while providing auditory or visual feedback.

— Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 28 June 2026

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