inner ear
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How to use inner ear in a sentence
Kruger’s group drew on comparisons with the inner ears of modern mammals, he notes.
An ancient hippo-sized reptile may have been a speedy beast | Carolyn Wilke | April 9, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThey found that the animal’s inner ears — bony tubes that help with balance — dwarfed those of its peer predators.
An ancient hippo-sized reptile may have been surprisingly agile | Carolyn Wilke | March 15, 2021 | Science NewsThe study draws on analyses of the inner ears of modern mammals, distant relatives of the group of reptiles that includes anteosaurs.
An ancient hippo-sized reptile may have been surprisingly agile | Carolyn Wilke | March 15, 2021 | Science NewsImagine a pilot is in a gradual, constant left turn, but doesn’t realize it, and the inner ear’s “liquid is not moving,” Stepanek explains.
This surprisingly common flight issue contributed to Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash | Rob Verger | February 11, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe inner ear, which helps humans balance, cannot tell the difference between forces created by gravity and movement, which can cause confusion when it’s difficult to see, NTSB specialist Marie Moler wrote.
They haven't got the sensitized inner ear of the quiet time that would lead them up into higher, broader service.
Quiet Talks with World Winners | S. D. GordonThe tiniest defect in the mechanism of the inner ear may cost the airman his life, if he undertakes night flying.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithA little tube called the Eustachian tube connects the inner ear with the mouth cavity.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterThe first part to appear is a portion of the inner ear, which shows itself as a round, hollowing of the ectoderm.
Embryology | Gerald R. LeightonA quiet place shuts out the outer sounds, and gives the inner ear a chance to learn other sounds.
Quiet Talks on Prayer | S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
British Dictionary definitions for inner ear
another name for internal ear, labyrinth
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Scientific definitions for inner ear
[ ĭn′ər ]
The innermost part of the ear in many vertebrate animals, consisting of the cochlea, the semicircular canals, and the vestibule. Sound vibrations are transmitted from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain by the auditory nerve. The semicircular canals and the vestibule are the body's organs of balance. See more at ear1.
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Cultural definitions for inner ear
The part of the ear, located deep within the skull, where sound vibrations are converted to electrical signals and sent to the brain via the auditory nerve to produce the sensation of hearing. Organs related to balance are also located in the inner ear.
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