vestibule en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈvɛ.stəˌbjul/ (General-American)
- /ˈvɛ.stɪ.bjuːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Early 17th century, borrowed from French vestibule (“entrance court”), from Latin vestibulum (“forecourt, entrance court; entrance”), from vestiō (“to dress, clothe, vest”) + -bulum (“place, location”, nominal suffix). Doublet of vestibulum.
Meanings
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A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.
Near-synonym: foyer
Some instinct warned Armitage that what was taking place was not a thing for unfortified eyes to see, so he brushed back the crowd with authority as he unlocked the vestibule door.
1929 April, H. P. Lovecraft, “The Dunwich Horror/Chapter VI”, in Weird Tales:The purpose of the vestibule, at least in western Europe, was not to provide a resting-place for penitents, but to deaden the noise outside.
1913, Beda Julius Kleinschmidt, “Vestibule”, in Catholic Encyclopedia:Lydia's voice was heard in the vestibule; the door was thrown open, and she ran into the room.
1813, Jane Austen, chapter 19, in Pride and Prejudice, volume 2:
- A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building. ▸ A large entrance hall in a temple or palace.
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A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building. ▸ An enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car.
The exit side of the front vestibule contains a sliding door.
1912, Electric Railway Journal, volume XL, number 14, page 556:The units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car.
1960 November, “New electric multiple-units for British Railways: Glasgow Suburban”, in Trains Illustrated, page 660:
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Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space.
The Vestibule (vestibulum nasi). — The paired vestibule may be considered an antechamber to the nasal fossa.
1920, Jacob Parsons Schaeffer, The Nose, Paranasal Sinuses, Nasolacrimal Passageways, and Olfactory Organ in Man: A Genetic, Developmental, and Anatomico-physiological Consideration, page 73:The membrane of the vestibule in this animal is thrown into three folds. The margins of these folds, looking towards the vestibule, are approximated, and, following the law which is now known to regulate the formation of hollow tubes, doubtless unite and coalesce in the next higher species of fish.
1838, Joseph Garland, “Formation of the Ear”, in The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 17, page 333:
- Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space. ▸ The central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the inner ear or the parts (such as the saccule and utricle) of the membranous labyrinth that it contains.
- Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space. ▸ The part of the left ventricle below the aortic orifice.
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Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space. ▸ The part of the mouth outside the teeth and gums.
The incision of the mucosa over the premaxilla is traced a millimetre or two from the furrow that marks the bottom of the barely-defined vestibule.
2001, René Malek, Cleft Lip and Palate: Lesions, Pathophysiology and Primary Treatment, page 79:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space. ▸ Clipping of vulval vestibule: the space in the vulva between the labia minora and into which both the urethra and vagina open.
alt of vulval vestibule
She spread her labia further, both sets of lips protecting the vestibule, the delicate area between them.
2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 318:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vestibules | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
vestibule train · vestibulo- · vestibulotomy · vestibulitis · vestibular · vestibul- · vestibulectomy · vestibule school
Relateds
invest · wear · vestment · vest · vestiary · vestry · vesture
Synonyms
Translations (93)
pl sień (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · is forstofa (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · pl wiatrołap (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · cs předsíň (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · wa poice (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · de Vorhalle (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · es vestíbulo (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · is forbyrgi (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · hu fültornác (body cavity) · is forsalur (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · fi eteinen (body cavity) · ru прихо́жая (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · hu tornác (body cavity) · hy նախասրահ (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · is hol (body cavity) · hu vesztibül (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · fi eteishalli (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · cmn 門廳 /门厅 (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · bg вестибю́л (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · gl vestíbulo (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · kmr dalan (body cavity) · he פְּרוֹזְדוֹר (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · mk предворие (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · uk вестибю́ль (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · da vestibule (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · sk predsieň (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · fa دهلیز (body cavity) · pdt Väatus (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · la vestibulum (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · it vestibolo (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · cmn 前廳 /前厅 (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · be перадпако́й (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · eo vestiblo (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · mk предворје (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · pl przedsionek (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · ca vestíbul (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · ru та́мбур (enclosed entrance of a railway passenger car) · de Vorhof (body cavity) · ca vestíbul (body cavity) · fi eteinen (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · hu belépő (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · cmn 玄關 /玄关 (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · is önd (body cavity) · az girəcək (body cavity) · gl vestíbulo (body cavity) · de Windfang (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · mk вестибил (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · pl westybul (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · fi eteinen (enclosed entrance of a railway passenger car) · es vestíbulo (body cavity) · fi vestibyyli (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · ja ロビー (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · fr vestibule (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · ru пере́дняя (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · grc προστάς (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · bg преддве́рие (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · ota دهلیز (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · uk передпо́кій (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · hu átjáróelőtér (enclosed entrance of a railway passenger car) · ka ვესტიბიული (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · is forgarður (body cavity) · ru вестибю́ль (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · az vestibül (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · fi tuulikaappi (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · de Eingangshalle (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · de Vorraum (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · pl westybul (enclosed entrance of a railway passenger car) · hu előtér (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · pl hol (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · sv farstu (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · is fordyri (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · grc θυρών (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · de Vestibulum (body cavity) · az girəcək (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · hu előcsarnok (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · ro antreu (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · ro vestibul (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · kmr dalan (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · be вестыбю́ль (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · is anddyri (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · kk ауыз үй (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · hu vestibulum (body cavity) · sv vestibul (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · pl przedpokój (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · nn vestibyle (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · pl przedsionek (body cavity) · nb vestibyle (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · ro hol de intrare (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · nl vestibule (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · ko 로비 (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · pt vestíbulo (body cavity) · pt vestíbulo (small entrance hall before main hall or lobby) · hu (zárt) peron (enclosed entrance of a railway passenger car)