vestibular
See also: vestibulär
English
Adjective
vestibular (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to a vestibule in a building.
- 1861, A. J. B. Beresford Hope, The English Cathedral of the Nineteenth Century, page 158,
- […] while the outer world was fenced off by the interposed atrium or vestibular cloister, […] .
- 1861, A. J. B. Beresford Hope, The English Cathedral of the Nineteenth Century, page 158,
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to a vestibule (body cavity).
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the vestibule of the inner ear, the vestibular system, the vestibular nerve, or the vestibular sense (vestibular impulses).
- 1859, Erasmus Wilson, William H. Gobrecht, A System of human anatomy, general and special,
- Ampulla of the perpendicular semicircular canal, receiving a fasciculus from the superior branch of the vestibular nerve […] .
- 1859, Erasmus Wilson, William H. Gobrecht, A System of human anatomy, general and special,
- (dentistry) 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.
Antonyms
Coordinate terms
- (dentistry location adjectives) anterior, apical, apicocoronal, axial, buccal, buccoapical, buccocervical, buccogingival, buccolabial, buccolingual, bucco-occlusal, buccopalatal, cervical, coronal, coronoapical, distal, distoapical, distobuccal, distocervical, distocoronal, distofacial, distogingival, distoincisal, distolingual, disto-occlusal, distoclusal, distocclusal, distopalatal, facial, gingival, incisal, inferior, labial, lingual, linguobuccal, linguo-occlusal, mandibular, maxillary, mesial, mesioapical, mesiobuccal, mesiocervical, mesiocoronal, mesiodistal, mesiofacial, mesioincisal, mesiogingival, mesiolingual, mesio-occlusal, mesioclusal, mesiocclusal, mesiopalatal, occlusal, palatal, posterior, proximal, superior, vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]
Derived terms
- audiovestibular
- cochleovestibular
- lesser vestibular glands
- neurovestibular
- nonvestibular
- oculovestibular
- otovestibular
- rectovestibular
- vestibular aqueduct
- vestibular fold
- vestibular ligament
- vestibular membrane
- vestibular nerve
- vestibular schwannoma
- vestibular sense
- vestibular system
- vestibular wall
- vestibular window
- visuovestibular
Related terms
Translations
re: anatomy
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Noun
vestibular (plural vestibulars)
- A competitive examination used by Brazilian universities to select students.
- 2002, Malika Hollander, Brazil: The People (page 23)
- Students usually complete high school when they are seventeen years old. If they want to go to college or university, they must pass a difficult test called the vestibular, which takes two or three days to write.
- 2002, Malika Hollander, Brazil: The People (page 23)
Synonyms
- (Brazilian university selection examination): vestibular exam, vestibular examination
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ves.ˌt͡ʃi.bu.ˈlaʁ/
Adjective
vestibular m or f (plural vestibulares, comparable)
- (anatomy) vestibular (relating to the vestibule)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bestibuˈlaɾ/, [best̪iβuˈlaɾ]
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