单词 | cochlea |
释义 | cochlean. a. A spiral staircase [so Greek κοχλίας]. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > winding or spiral vicea1382 turngrece1483 turnpike1516 cochleaa1552 cockle stairs1624 Dutch stairs1649 turnpike stair1730 newel stair1851 newel staircase1859 a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1710) I. 87 There is also a Chochlea with a Turret over it, wher the Kepers of the Castelle say Edwarde the thirdes Band cam up thorough the Rok. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ix. 370 One must needs ascend in a single revolution of the Cochlea or spiral..twice the height of a man. b. A screw. ΚΠ 1641 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 32 Inventions for draining off the waters..by buckets, mills, cochleas, pumps, and the like. c. The water-screw of Archimedes. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > for raising water well bucket1477 flail?a1500 kettle-mill1570 scoop1580 water engine1611 chain-pumpa1618 cochlea1648 water-screw1648 engine1652 bucket-fountain1663 chain1682 noria1696 tub-engine1702 tub-gin1702 well-pole1727 screw engine1729 rag1747 rag pump1747 swape1773 picotah1780 water balance1800 ram1801 well sweep1818 shadoof1836 hydraulic belt1856 water carrier1875 bailer1883 trip-bucket1926 1648 Bp. J. Wilkins Math. Magick ii. xv. 275 Their invention of Archimedes..which is usually called Cochlea, or the water-screw. 2. Physiology. The spiral cavity of the internal ear. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sense organ > hearing organ > parts of hearing organ > [noun] > cochlea periwinkle1633 snail-shell1683 cochlea1694 1694 Philos. Trans. 1693 (Royal Soc.) 17 993 They have no Coclea, but instead thereof there's a small Cocleous or twisting Passage. 1845 R. B. Todd & W. Bowman Physiol. Anat. II. 74 The cochlea is, in shape, very like a common snail-shell. 1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) viii. 211 The cochlea..it is supposed, enables the mind to discriminate the quality rather than the quantity or intensity of sound. 3. Conchology. A spiral univalve shell; a snail-shell. ΚΠ 1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Crabb). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.a1552 |
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