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round window

American  

noun

  1. a membrane-covered opening in the inner wall of the middle ear that compensates for changes in cochlear pressure.


Etymology

Origin of round window

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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Uncle Dutch says he slid right out the little round window called the “pothole” and over the edge of the ship.

From Literature

Instead, above the keys is a lamp board: twenty-six round windows, each with a letter, arranged in the same order as the keyboard.

From Literature

The walls of the room were bare except for a small round window in the door and another small round window overlooking the sea.

From Literature

Another part of the hotel - the Tower Suite - will span two floors and will include a bedroom with round windows that look out on to the Scott Monument.

From BBC

George got out of bed and knelt by the small, round window that looked out on the ocean.

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