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Definition: Vesicular |
VesicularAdjective1. Of or relating to or involving vesicles; "normal vesicular breathing". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | 1. composed of or relating to small, saclike bodies. 2. pertaining to or made up of vesicles on the skin. (references) |
Mining | Said of the texture of a rock, esp. a lava, characterized by abundant vesicles formed as a result of the expansion of gases during the fluidstage of the lava. CF:cellular; scoriaceous. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Opening | Tubular, cannular, fistulous; pervious, permeable; foraminous; vesicular, vasicular; porous, follicular, cribriform, honeycombed, infundibular, riddled; tubulous, tubulated; piped, tubate. |
Receptacle | Adjective: capsular; saccular, sacculated; recipient; ventricular, cystic, vascular, vesicular, cellular, camerated, locular, multilocular, polygastric; marsupial; siliquose, siliquous. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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| "Vesicular" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Vesicular" is used about 46 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 46 | 50,285 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "vesicular": swine vesicular disease ♦ vesicular column ♦ vesicular emphysema ♦ Vesicular Exanthema of Swine ♦ Vesicular Exanthema of Swine Virus ♦ vesicular film ♦ vesicular murmur ♦ vesicular stomatitis ♦ Vesicular Stomatitis-Indiana Virus. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "vesicular": vesicular-arbuscular. | |
Ending with "vesicular": non-vesicular. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
litiasis vesicular | 10 |
estomatitis vesicular | 7 |
stomatitis vesicular | 7 |
vesicular | 5 |
rash vesicular | 4 |
breath sound vesicular | 3 |
rashes vesicular | 2 |
lesions vesicular | 2 |
arbuscular mycorrhiza vesicular | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "vesicular"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | në trajtë fshike, fshikëzor. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | حويصلي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 多泡状. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | vesikulær. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vesicaal (cystic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | vestibulaire (vestibular), vésiculaire. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | blasig (aerated, blistered, blistery, containing voids, full of bubbles, light and frothy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κυστικόσ, φλυκταινώδησ (pustular). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שלפוחי, בועי (bulbous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hólyag alakú. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | vescicolare (bladdery, blistery, bullous, containing voids). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | esicularvay vesicular (cystic). (various references) везикулярный, пузырчатый (bladdery), пузырный (cystic), пористый (cellular, honeycombed, mushy, poriferous, porous, spongy). (various references) mehurni, mehurast (bladdery, bubbly), kesični, kesičast. (various references) virus de la estomatitis vesicular (vesicular stomatitis virus), virus estomatitis vesicular (vesicular stomatitis virus), mola metastásica (metastasizing vesicular mole), bronquitis vesicular (vesicular bronchitis), enantema vesicular (vesicular enanthema), enfermedad vesicular del cerdo (swine vesicular disease), enfermedad vesicular porcina (swine vesicular disease), estomatitis vesicular (vesicular stomatitis), herpe gutural (angina herpetica, vesicular pharyngitis), herpes gutural (angina herpetica, vesicular pharyngitis), angina herpética (angina herpetica, vesicular pharyngitis), mola hidatidiforme (hydatid mole, hydatidiform mole, vesicular mole), murmullo vesicular (vesicular respiration), púrpura vesical (vesicular purpura), película vesicular (vesicular film), procedimiento vesicular (vesicular process), respiración vesicular (vesicular respiration), roseta vesicular (vesicular rosette), mola hidatídica (hydatid mole, hydatidiform mole, vesicular mole). (various references) blåsa (bister, bladder, blister, blow, blowhole, blowing, bubble, delamination, gas pocket, huff, puff, suck in, to blow, void, whistle, wind). (various references) kese gibi, kabarcıklı (beady, blistered, bubbly, papillary), kabarcık gibi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "vesicular": vesicularities, vesicularity. (additional references) | |
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"Vesicular" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: vasicular, vemicular, venicular, versicolor, Vesicularia. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "vesicular" (pronounced 'Ve*sic"u*lar'): Acapsular, Acetabular, Acicular, Acutangular, Adminicular, Alar, Alular, Anangular, Annular, Antisolar, Apicular, Apolar, Appendicular, Arbuscular, Areolar, Astragalar, Astylar, Auricular, Avicular, Avuncular, Axillar, Biangular, Bicapsular, Bicycular, Bifilar, Biglandular, Bilocular, bimolecular, Bimuscular, bipolar, Birectangular, Bivalvular, Bolar, Branular, Burglar, Calycular, Canicular, Cannular, Carbuncular, Cellar, Cellular, Circumpolar, Clancular, Clausular, Clavicular, Condylar, Consular, Cornicular, Corpuscular, Coticular, Cubicular, Cuticular, Cyclostylar, Decangular, Decemlocular, Didascalar, Dipolar, Dissimilar, Diverticular, dollar, East-insular, Electro-muscular, Electro-polar, Elocular, Encollar, Epicondylar, Epistolar, Equangular, Equiangular, Equivalvular, Extraarticular, Extracapsular, Extra-ocular, Extraregular, Extravascular, Facular, Famular, Faruncular, Fascicular, Ferular, Fibrillar, Fibrovascular, Fibu-lar, filar, fistular, Floccular, Floscular, follicular, funicular, Furcular, Gastrovascular, Glandular, granular, Gular, Hamular, Heptangular, Hexacapsular, hexangular, hilar, Hyomandibular, Idiomuscular, Inangular, Infraclavicular, Infraocular, Infrascapular, Inocular, Interalveolar, Interarticular, Interauricular, Intercalar, intercellular, Interclavicular, Interfascicular, Interfollicular, Interglobular, interlobular, Intermandibular, Intermuscular, Interocular, Interpedencular, Interpercular, Interpetiolar, Interscapular, interstellar, Intertubular, Interventricular, intracellular, intralobular, intramolecular, Intrapetiolar, Intravalvular, intraventricular, Ischiocapsular, jocular, Jubilar, Lamellar, Lanceolar, lenticular, lobular, Locular, lunisolar, Lunular, Malleolar, mandibular, Manipular, Maxillo-mandibular, medlar, Medullar, Mesoscapular, Modiolar, modular, molecular, Monocular, Mullar, Multangular, Multicapsular, Multicellular, Multilocular, Multititular, Multitubular, Multocular, Muscular, Nebular, nervomuscular, Neuromuscular, Nodular, Nonvascular, Nonvernacular, Nucleolar, Obtusangular, Octangular, Octolocular, Octonocular, Opacular, Oparcular, Opercular, Oracular, Orbicular, Ovioular, Ovular, pabular, Papillar, Papular, Patellar, Pedicular, Peduncular, Pellicular, Penannular, Pendular, Peninsular, Pentacapsular, Pentangular, Pericellular, Perivascular, Phlyctenular, Piacular, Pilular, Plano-orbicular, Plumular, Plurilocular, Polynucleolar, Poplar, Popular, Postocular, Postscapular, Praemolar, Premolar, Preocular, Preopercular, Prescapular, Primipilar, Puncticular, Pustular, Quadrangular, Quadricapsular, Quadrilocular, Quadrivalvular, Quinquangular, Quinquarticular, Quinquelocular, Radicular, Receptacular, rectangular, reticular, Rix-dollar, Rostellar, Rotular, Saccular, Sacculo-utricular, saltcellar, Sarplar, scalar, Scrobicular, Semiannular, semicircular, Semifloscular, Semilenticular, Semiorbicular, Senocular, Septangular, Septinsular, Sexlocular, Siphuncular, Solidungular, Somnambular, spectacular, specular, Spicular, Spiracular, Stellular, Stilar, Subangular, Subcellar, Subcircular, Subcuticular, Subglobular, Subgranular, Sublobular, Submuscular, Subnuvolar, subocular, Subopercular, Subpeduncular, Subpentangular, Subpetiolar, Subpolar, Substylar, Subtriangular, Supernacular, Superparticular, Supersecular, Supersolar, Supra-angular, Supra-auricular, Supraclavicular, Supraocular, Surangular, sustentacular, Tabernacular, Tabular, tegular, Temporo-auricular, Temporomalar, tentacular, Tessular, testicular, trabecular, Trilocular, Trirectangular, Tritubercular, Trivalvular, tubercular, Tubicolar, tubular, Tumular, Tussicular, umbellar, Unguicular, Ungular, Unicapsular, unicellular, unifilar, Unilocular, Unimuscular, Uniocular, unipolar, Univalvular, Urceolar, Utricular, uvular, Valvular, Variolar, Vascular, Vehicular, Velar, Ventricular, Verisimilar, Vermicular, Versicular, Vestibular, Volar, Zinco-polar, Zonular. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-l-r-s-u-v" | |
-1 letter: acervuli, auricles, cavilers, claviers, vesicula, visceral. | |
-2 letters: auricle, carvels, caviler, claries, clavers, clavier, clivers, culvers, cursive, eclairs, recusal, revisal, saucier, scalier, secular, surveil, uracils, valeric, valuers, varices, vesical, viscera. | |
-3 letters: aculei, aivers, ariels, avulse, calves, caries, carles, carvel, carves, caules, caulis, causer, cavers, cavies, cavils, cerias, cesura, clause, claver, claves, clavus, clears, clevis, craves, cruise, culver, curiae, curial, curies, curves, eclair, eluvia, ericas, ervils, lacers, lacier, lavers, livers, livres, lucres, ravels, relics, resail, rivals, sailer, salver, saucer, saurel, scaler, sclera, scrive, serail, serial, serval, silvae, silver, slaver, slicer, sliver, sluice, suaver, ulcers, uracil, urials, valise, valuer, values, varies, velars, versal, vesica, vicars, visual. | |
-4 letters: acres, aisle, aiver, alecs, alive, arcus, areic, ariel, arils, arise, arles, aulic, aurei, aures, auric, auris, avers, calve, cares, carle, carls, carse, carve, cauls, cause, caver, caves, cavie, cavil, ceils, ceria, cires, clave, clavi, clear, clues, crave, cries, cruel, cruse, cures, curia, curie, curls, curse, curve, earls, ecrus, erica, ervil, escar, evils, ileac, ileus, lacer, laces, laics, lairs, lares, laris, laser, laver, laves, lears, liars, liers, lieus, liras, liver, lives, livre, luces, lucre, lures, races, rails, raise, rales, ravel, raves, reals, relic, rials, rices, riels, riles, rival, rives, rules, saice, salic, salve, sauce, saver, scale, scare, scaur, selva, serac, serai, seral, sieur, silva, siver, slave, slice, slier, suave, sucre, sulci, sural, ulcer, ulvas, uraei, urase, ureal, ureas, ureic, urial, ursae, uveal, uveas, vails, vairs, vales, valse, value, varus, veals, veils, velar, vials, vicar, vices, viers, viler, viral, vires, virls, virus. | |
-5 letters: aces, acre, ails, airs, alec, ales, arcs, ares, aril, arse, asci, aver, aves, care, carl, cars, case, caul, cave, ceil, cels, cire, clue, cris, crus, cues, cure, curl, curs, earl, ears, ecru, ecus, eras, evil, ices, ilea, ires, isle, lace, lacs, laic, lair, lari, lars, lase, lave, lavs, lear, leas, leis, leva, liar, lice, lier, lies, lieu, lira, lire, live, luce, lues, lure, luvs, race, rail, rale, rase, rave, real, recs, reis, revs, rial, rias, rice, riel, rile, rise, rive, rues, rule, ruse, sail, sale, sari, saul, save, scar, seal, sear, sera, sial, sice, sire, slue, slur, suer, sura, sure, ulva, urea, uric, ursa, user, uvea, vacs, vail, vair, vale, vars, vase, vaus, veal, veil, vela, vera, vial, vice, vier, vies, vile, virl, visa, vise. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-l-r-s-u-v" | |
+1 letter: revictuals, versicular, victualers. | |
+2 letters: avicultures, veraciously, victuallers, vulcanizers. | |
+3 letters: countervails, recultivates, surveillance, vesicularity, vocabularies. | |
+4 letters: cavernicolous, lucrativeness, surveillances, unserviceable, vascularities, vernacularism. | |
+5 letters: avascularities, avuncularities, chivalrousness, circumvallates, cruciverbalist, ultraexclusive, ultraviolences, undiscoverable, universalistic, vermiculations, vernacularisms, vesicularities. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 65 73 69 63 75 6C 61 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- . ... .. -.-. ..- .-.. .- .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01100101 01110011 01101001 01100011 01110101 01101100 01100001 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V e s i c u l a r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0065 0073 0069 0063 0075 006C 0061 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)567185756987786784 |
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