outer ear

1. 1.

   the part of the ear visible externally

   Synonymsexternal ear

   Broaderexternal organ

   Part ofauditory apparatus

   Partsauditory meatusauricle

Questions about outer ear

What does outer ear mean?

outer ear means "the part of the ear visible externally".

What is another word for outer ear?

Close synonyms include external ear. 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 outer ear a common word?

outer 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.