Stereocilium

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of many nonmotile cellular structures resembling long microvilli; those of the inner ear are responsible for auditory transduction

Synonyms

All synonyms
stereovillum

Etymology

From stereo- + cilium.

Related phrases

inner ear

More for "stereocilium"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.