cochlea vs oval

cochlea

noun
  • A spiral-shaped shell, especially that of a snail. 

  • The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses. 

oval

noun
  • An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse. 

  • A thing having such a shape, such as an arena. 

  • In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point. 

  • A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to an ovum. 

  • Having the shape of an oval. 

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