Physics GCSE
ossicles
What ossicles means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of ossicles
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Three small bones joined to the drum which pass the vibration on and amplify it before it reaches the fluid filled cochlea.
Topics that use ossicles
- Sound waves (physics only) (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- diaphragms and drums
- ear drum
- sound to vibration
- 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- 20 kHz
- audibility graphs
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