vestibular en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /vɛˈstɪb.jəl.ɚ/ (General-American)
- /vɛˈstɪb.jʊl.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From vestibule or vestibulum + -ar.
Meanings
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(relational) Of or pertaining to a vestibule in a building (or railway coach).
Originally, it was intended that the stock should be vestibular throughout, but when the drawings were submitted to the Prince of Wales, he cut out this feature, saying that a railway journey afforded one of the very few occasions when he was able to enjoy absolute privacy—a feature which the vestibule would tend to abolish.
1950 August, “Notes and News: Royal Train at Croydon”, in Railway Magazine, pages 569-570:[…]while the outer world was fenced off by the interposed atrium or vestibular cloister,[…].
1861, Alexander James Beresford Beresford Hope, The English Cathedral of the Nineteenth Century, page 158:
- (relational) Of, pertaining to, or functioning as a vestibule (body cavity).
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(relational) Of or pertaining to the vestibule of the inner ear and the perception of body position, balance and movement.
vestibular impulse
Ampulla of the perpendicular semicircular canal, receiving a fasciculus from the superior branch of the vestibular nerve[…].
1859, William James Erasmus Wilson, William H. Gobrecht, A System of Human Anatomy, General and Special:
- (relational) Of or pertaining to the surface of a tooth that is directed outward toward the vestibule of the mouth, including the buccal and labial surfaces, and opposite the lingual (or oral) surface.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more vestibular | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most vestibular | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
intervestibular · audiovestibular · neurovestibular · cochleovestibular · vestibular gland · vestibular wall · vestibular fold · vestibular system · nonvestibular · cerebellovestibular · vestibular nerve · vestibular ligament · otovestibular · visuovestibular · vestibular window · vestibular sense · vestibular ganglion · vestibular duct · paravestibular · distovestibular · vestibular nucleus · vestibular schwannoma · vestibular aqueduct · vestibular membrane · rectovestibular · mediovestibular · lesser vestibular glands · oculovestibular · extravestibular
Relateds
Translations (14)
kk вестибулярлық (anatomy) · fr vestibulaire (anatomy) · id vestibular (anatomy) · fi eteis- (building) · de vestibular (anatomy) · de vestibulär (building) · de vestibulär (anatomy) · fi vestibulaarinen (anatomy) · es vestibular (anatomy) · fi eteis- (anatomy) · ru вестибулярный (anatomy) · pt vestibular (anatomy) · cmn 前庭的 (anatomy) · it vestibolare (anatomy)