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- DictionaryLab·y·rinth/ˈlab(ə)ˌrinTH/
noun
- 1. a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze: "a labyrinth of passages and secret chambers"
- 2. a complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance. It consists of bony cavities (the bony labyrinth) filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes (the membranous labyrinth).
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labyrinth: [noun] a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys. a maze (as in a garden) formed by paths separated by high hedges.
LABYRINTH definition: 1. a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost: 2. something…. Learn more.
Labyrinth definition: an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit.. See examples of LABYRINTH used in a sentence.
Labyrinth is a word of pre-Greek origin whose derivation and meaning are uncertain. Maximillian Mayer suggested as early as 1892 that labyrinthos might derive from labrys, a Lydian word for "double-bladed axe".
LABYRINTH meaning: 1. a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost: 2. something…. Learn more.
labyrinth: 1 n complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost Synonyms: maze Examples: Labyrinth of Minos a vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur Type of: system instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity ...
1 day ago · 6 meanings: 1. a mazelike network of tunnels, chambers, or paths, either natural or artificial → Compare maze (sense 1) 2. any.... Click for more definitions.
