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• ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium).  The human ear, like …   Universalium

• ear — [[t]ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ ears 1) N COUNT Your ears are the two parts of your body, one on each side of your head, with which you hear sounds. He whispered something in her ear... I m having my ears pierced. 2) N SING: with supp, usu N for n If you… …   English dictionary

• Bending — Bend Bend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bended} or {Bent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bending}.] [AS. bendan to bend, fr. bend a band, bond, fr. bindan to bind. See {Bind}, v. t., and cf. 3d & 4th {Bend}.] 1. To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bend someone's ear — Vrb phrs. To talk incessantly and tediously at someone. E.g. The manager s been bending my ear all afternoon about regulations and company protocol …   English slang and colloquialisms

• Soul Meets Body — Single infobox Name = Soul Meets Body Artist = Death Cab for Cutie from Album = Plans Released = October 10, 2005 Format = CD Recorded = 2005 Genre = Pop, Indie rock Length = 3:50 Label = Atlantic Records Producer = Chris Walla Last single =… …   Wikipedia

• earing — /ear ing/, n. Naut. a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail. [1620 30; EAR1 + ING1] * * * …   Universalium

• earing — ear•ing [[t]ˈɪər ɪŋ[/t]] n. naut. navig. a rope with a cringle, used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail • Etymology: 1620–30 …   From formal English to slang

• Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …   Universalium

• sound — sound1 soundable, adj. /sownd/, n. 1. the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium. 2. mechanical vibrations transmitted through an elastic medium, traveling in air at a… …   Universalium

• Sound — /sownd/, n. The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 mi. (140 km) long; 3 30 mi. (5 48 km) wide. Swedish and Danish, Oresund. * * * I Mechanical disturbance that propagates as a longitudinal wave… …   Universalium