Labyrinths Word Meaning

late Middle English (referring to the maze constructed by Daedalus to house the Minotaur): from French labyrinthe or Latin labyrinthus, from Greek laburinthos

a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze

maze

• you lose yourself in a labyrinth of little streets

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).

structure in inner ear