auricular

Meanings

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to the ear.
• Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
• Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture.

Noun

• The outermost and smallest finger of the hand.
• The ear.

Origin

• Late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin auriculāris, from auricula + -āris; equivalent to auricle + -ar. auricularis.
• The finger is so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage.