inner ear

Questions about inner ear

What does inner ear mean?

inner ear means "a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium".

What is another word for inner ear?

Close synonyms include internal ear, labyrinth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is inner ear a common word?

inner ear is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.