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stirrup

noun

1 stirrup

Support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go.

synonym: stirrup iron.

Roget 215: support, ground, foundation, base, basis; terra firma; bearing, fulcrum, bait [U.S.], caudex crib; point d'appui [Fr.], pou sto [Gr.], purchase footing, hold, ... show more

Dutch: stijgbeugel
Polish: strzemię

2 stirrup

The stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea.

synonym: stapes.

Dutch: stijgbeugel
Polish: strzemionko, strzemiączko


Moby thesaurus: Eustachian tube, anvil, auditory apparatus, auditory canal, auditory meatus, auditory nerve, auditory ossicles, auditory tube, auricle, basilar membrane, bellyband, bony labyrinth, cauliflower ear, cinch, cochlea, conch, concha, drumhead, ear, ear lobe ... show more.

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