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• ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium).  The human ear, like …   Universalium

• cup — cuplike, adj. /kup/, n., v., cupped, cupping. n. 1. a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc. 2. the bowllike part of a goblet or the… …   Universalium

• cup — /kʌp / (say kup) noun 1. a small, open container, especially of porcelain or metal, used mainly to drink from. 2. (often upper case) an ornamental cup or other article, especially of precious metal, offered as a prize for a contest: Melbourne… …  

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