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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).
1. a. : a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys. a complex labyrinth of tunnels and chambers. b. : a maze (as in a garden) formed by paths separated by high hedges. 2. : something extremely complex or tortuous (see tortuous sense 1) in structure, arrangement, or character : intricacy, perplexity.
The system of interconnecting canals and spaces that make up the inner ear of many vertebrates. The labyrinth has both a bony component, made up of the cochlea, the semicircular canals, and the vestibule, and a membranous one.
LABYRINTH definition: 1. a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost: 2. something…. Learn more.
A labyrinth is a structure with many connected paths or passages in which it is hard to find your way. In figurative use, a labyrinth is a complicated situation: our tax code is a labyrinth of rules and regulations.
In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (Ancient Greek: λαβύρινθος, romanized: Labúrinthos) was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at the Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, the monster eventually killed by the hero Theseus. Daedalus had so cunningly ...
LABYRINTH meaning: 1. a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost: 2. something…. Learn more.
Jun 2, 2024 · labyrinth in American English. (ˈlæbəˌrɪnθ ) noun. 1. a structure containing an intricate network of winding passages hard to follow without losing one's way; maze. 2. a complicated, perplexing arrangement, course of affairs, etc. 3. Anatomy.
Labyrinth Definition. A structure consisting of an intricate network of winding passages bordered as by walls or hedges; specif., such a structure designed for prayer and meditation: technically, a labyrinth (unlike a maze) contains no dead ends and consists of a single path leading to a center.
noun. /ˈlæbərɪnθ/. /ˈlæbərɪnθ/. (formal) a complicated series of paths, which it is difficult to find your way through. We lost our way in the labyrinth of streets. (figurative) a labyrinth of rules and regulations. compare maze. Word Origin.
A design consisting of a single unbranching but highly convoluted path leading from the outside to the center of a usually circular or square space. 3. Something highly intricate or convoluted in character, composition, or construction: a labyrinth of rules and regulations. 4. Anatomy.
