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Auditory vs Stereocilium - What's the difference?

auditory | stereocilium |

As nouns the difference between auditory and stereocilium

is that auditory is (archaic) an assembly of hearers; an audience while stereocilium is (anatomy) any of many nonmotile cellular structures resembling long microvilli; those of the inner ear are responsible for auditory transduction.

As an adjective auditory

is of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.

auditory

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing
  • Synonyms
    * otic
    Derived terms
    * auditory bone * auditory nerve

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (auditories)
  • (archaic) An assembly of hearers; an audience.
  • * 1661 , , p. 7:
  • ...and because though these learned Gentlemen (sayes he, turning to his two friends) need not fear to discourse before any Auditory ...
  • (archaic) An auditorium.
  • stereocilium

    English

    Noun

    (Stereocilia) (stereocilia)
  • (anatomy) Any of many nonmotile cellular structures resembling long microvilli; those of the inner ear are responsible for auditory transduction