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What is a concha?

What is a concha? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any shell-shaped structure.
  2. (anatomy) The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone.
  3. (architecture) An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse.
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The deepest depression, which leads directly to the external auditory canal, or acoustic meatus, is called the concha.
The centerpiece of the display is an exquisite turquoise and silver concha belt.
If the concha clip is visibly sticking out from your ear, it has not been positioned correctly.
If you have an ear grip attached to the speaker, gently place it in the concha as shown.
The points are found, explains Sara, by imagining a baby in an inverted foetal position, with the earlobe representing the head, the concha the internal organs and so on.
He took all of his unmarried children with him, and concha thought it her duty to go.

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