EAR

Ear

The ear is the organ that detects sound. It not only receives sound, but also aids in balance and body position. The ear is part of the auditory system.

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EAR

EAR is a file format used by Java EE for packaging one or more modules into a single archive so that the deployment of the various modules onto an application server happens simultaneously and coherently. It also contains XML files called deployment descriptors which describe how to deploy the modules.

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ear

Noun

  1. The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
  2. The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
  3. A police informant.
  4. The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones.
  5. The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.
  6. That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle.
  7. An acroterium.
  8. A crossette.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. The fruiting body of a grain plant.
    He is in the fields, harvesting ears of corn.

Verb

  1. To take in with the ears; to hear.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.
    This corn ears well.

Verb (etymology 3)

  1. To plough.


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