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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: lingual (0.01626 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to lingual.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lingual lingual adj 1: consisting of or related to language; “linguistic behavior”; “a linguistic atlas”; “lingual diversity” [syn: linguistic] [ant: nonlinguistic] 2: pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue; “lingual inflammation”; “the lingual surface of the teeth”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lingual Lingual \Lin"gual\ (l[i^][ng]"gwal), a. [L. lingua tongue: cf. F. lingual. See Tongue, and cf. Language.] 1. Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter. [1913 Webster] 2. lying near the tongue; especially, in dentistry, on the surface of the tooth next to the tongue. Contrasted with buccal, the side of a tooth touching the cheek, i. e. the side opposite to the lingual side. [PJC] Lingual ribbon. (Zo["o]l.) See Odontophore. [1913 Webster] Lingual \Lin"gual\, n. A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them. [1913 Webster] Note: In Sanskrit grammar certain letters, as [.t], [.t]h, [dsdot], [dsdot]h, [.n], are called linguals, cerebrals, or cacuminals. They are uttered with the tip of the tongue turned up and drawn back into the dome of the palate. [1913 Webster]

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