Otic vs Etic - What's the difference?
otic | etic |
(label) of, relating/pertaining to, or located near the ear
(social sciences) Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a perspective situated outside all cultures.
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As adjectives the difference between otic and etic
is that otic is (label) of, relating/pertaining to, or located near the ear while etic is ethical.otic
English
Adjective
(-)- Otic preparations are used to treat infections of the ear canal.
Synonyms
* acoustic * auditory * auricularDerived terms
* otic bone * otic capsule * otic ganglion * otitis * otolith * otology * otolaryngology * otorhinolaryngology * otoscope * otosclerosis * otosis * perioticetic
English
(Emic and etic)Adjective
(en adjective)- A useful example of the emic'-'''etic''' distinction may be made by comparing the concept “waves on the ocean or sea” from the perspective of a European American with that of a Truk Islander […] The proposed '''etic'''s here might be that both cultures understand the use of waves as vehicles for surfing and as movement reflecting the transfer of energy […] certain differences, or ' emic s exist, for European Americans the waves may be sources of beauty — the Truk Islander has learned to use them […] as a road map.