lingual

lingual
adjective Etymology: Latin lingua Date: 1650 1. a. of, relating to, or resembling the tongue b. lying near or next to the tongue; especially relating to or being the surface of tooth next to the tongue c. produced by the tongue 2. linguisticlingually adverb

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  • lingual — lingual, ale, aux [ lɛ̃gwal, o ] adj. • 1735; du lat. lingua → langue 1 ♦ Anat. Qui appartient, a rapport à la langue. Artère linguale. Muscles linguaux. Abcès lingual. Baiser lingual. 2 ♦ Phonét. Produit par les mouvements, l action de la langue …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • lingual — LINGUÁL, Ă, linguali, e, adj. 1. (anat.) Care aparţine limbii, referitor la limbă. Nerv lingual. 2. (Despre sunete; şi substantivat, f.) La articularea căruia limba (I) are rolul principal. – Din fr. lingual. Trimis de cornel, 06.10.2006. Sursa:… …   Dicționar Român

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lingual — can refer to: * tongue * lingual artery * lingual veins …   Wikipedia

  • lingual — lingual, ale (lin goual, goua l ; au plur. on prononce lin gô) adj. 1°   Terme d anatomie. Qui a rapport à la langue. Les nerfs linguaux. Artère linguale. 2°   Terme de grammaire. Consonnes linguales, consonnes formées par les divers mouvements… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • lingual — adjetivo 1. De la lengua: músculo lingual …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • lingual — (Del lat. lingŭa, lengua). 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo a la lengua. 2. Fon. Dicho de una consonante: apical (ǁ que se articula con el ápice de la lengua); p. ej., la l. U. t. c. s. f.) ☛ V. amígdala lingual …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • lingual — [liŋ′gwəl] adj. [ME < ML lingualis < L lingua: see LANGUAGE] 1. of the tongue 2. of language or languages 3. Phonet. articulated with the tongue, as (l) and (t): not widely used as a technical term n. Phonet. a lingual sound: not widely… …   English World dictionary

  • 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],… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lingual — (v. lat.), was sich auf die Zunge bezieht, wie Lingualarterie, Lingualdrüsen etc …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Lingual — Linguāl (lat.), auf die Zunge bezüglich. Linguāles, die Zungenlaute: d, t, n, l, r …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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