单词 | artificial ear |
释义 | > as lemmasartificial ear artificial ear n. a man-made object made to imitate the appearance of an ear; (in later use) one made to perform some of the functions of the ear. ΚΠ 1597 P. Lowe Whole Course Chirurg. i. ii. sig. B3 Secondly to help and adde to nature, that which it wanteth, as to put to an artificiall eare, nose, or eye. 1732 Abridgment Dr. Cudworth's True Intellectual System of Universe II. 610 An ear can no more hear by being an Organ, than an artificial Ear would do. 1766 A. Walker Anal. Course Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. v. 28 This vibration..is so increased, that in making its way up the labyrinth, it gives a shock to the auditory nerves inserted in it... The artificial ear makes this very evident. 1819 Repository of Arts 8 245/1 Mr. Curtis..has lately published a second and enlarged edition of his work..; accompanied by a plate of newly invented acoustic instruments, descriptive of the French, German, and Spanish artificial ears for assisting hearing. 1856 Sci. Amer. 9 Aug. 380/4 A gentleman afflicted with partial deafness may have his artificial ears constructed from four to six inches in diameter..and of such light materials that they can be fixed to his hat brim. 1993 Chicago Tribune 13 Apr. i. 4/1 By using an artificial ear called a cochlear implant..the scientists at Indiana University..activated some of those disconnected nerve pathways, enabling rough sounds of the human voice to reach the brain. 2004 A. Brown tr. J. L. Crétien Ark of Speech ii. 31 He cannot hear very well, and indeed his hearing is getting worse and worse. So he has been given an enormous artificial ear. < as lemmas |
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