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Meaning of cochlea | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈkɔ.kʰɫe.a]

Definitions

  1. snail
    declension-1, feminine
  2. snailshell
    declension-1, feminine
  3. spiral (form of a snailshell)
    declension-1, feminine, metonymically
  4. screw of a press
    declension-1, feminine, metonymically
  5. Archimedes' screw, water screw, screw pump (machine for drawing water by raising it)
    declension-1, feminine, metonymically
  6. A kind of revolving door.
    declension-1, feminine, metonymically

Equivalents

العربية طنبور
Deutsch archimedische Schraube Muschel Schneckenhaus
Ελληνικά κοχλίας
English Archimedes' screw screw pump snail snailshell spiral water screw
Suomi ruuvipumppu
한국어 나선 양수기
Nederlands vijzel
Português parafuso de Arquimedes
Română șurubul lui Arhimede

Examples

“in cochleam”

snail-shaped, in the shape of a spiral

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

cochleae cochleam cochlear cochleari cochlearia cochlearibus

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