Definition of labyrinths Labyrinths

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Wiktionary

labyrinths (Noun)
Plural of labyrinth.

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labyrinths, noun, plural of labyrinth.

WordNet

Noun
labyrinth - a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
		inner ear, internal ear
		sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
		auditory apparatus all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears
		neuroepithelium epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
		membranous labyrinth the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth
		bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth
		endolymph the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear
		perilymph the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear
		semicircular canal one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one another; concerned with equilibrium
		cochlea 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
		artery of the labyrinth, internal auditory artery, labyrinthine artery an artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth
labyrinth - complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
		maze
		system instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"

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Wiktionary

labyrinth (Noun)
A maze, especially underground or covered.
labyrinth (Noun)
Part of the inner ear .
labyrinth (Noun)
Anything complicated and confusing, like a maze.
labyrinth (Verb)
To enclose in a labyrinth, or as though in a labyrinth.
labyrinth (Verb)
To arrange in the form of a labyrinth.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

labyrinth (n.)
An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance; as, the Egyptian and Cretan labyrinths.
labyrinth (n.)
Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden.
labyrinth (n.)
Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature.
labyrinth (n.)
An inextricable or bewildering difficulty.
labyrinth (n.)
The internal ear. See Note under Ear.
labyrinth (n.)
A series of canals through which a stream of water is directed for suspending, carrying off, and depositing at different distances, the ground ore of a metal.
labyrinth (n.)
A pattern or design representing a maze, -- often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

labyrinth
A confusing and baffling network, as of paths or passages.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

labyrinth
lab′i-rinth, n. a place full of inextricable windings: (orig.) a building consisting of halls connected by intricate passages: an arrangement of tortuous passages in which it is difficult to find the way out: an inexplicable difficulty, a perplexity: (anat.) the cavities of the internal ear.—adjs. Labyrinth′al, Labyrinth′ian, Labyrinth′ine, pertaining to or like a labyrinth: winding: intricate: perplexing; Labyrinth′iform, having the form of a labyrinth: intricate.—n. Labyrinth′odon, a race of extinct gigantic amphibians found in the Permian, Carboniferous, and Triassic strata, so called from the mazy pattern exhibited on a transverse section of the teeth of some genera. [Fr. labyrinthe—L. labyrinthus—Gr. labyrinthos; akin to laura, a passage.]

Wikipedia

The Labyrinth is a palace built by Daedalus by order of King Minos of Crete to hold his son, the Minautor, a bloodthirsty man with a bull head. The name became synonymous of a place where the exit is hard to find, either purposefully or not.