cochlea cochit zapotl • cochlear · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · cochlea · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F