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Definition: Vestibular |
VestibularAdjective1. Relating to the sense of equilibrium. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Pertaining to or toward a vestibule. In dental anatomy, used to refer to the tooth surface directed toward the vestibule of the mouth. (references) |
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Crosswords: Vestibular |
| English words defined with "vestibular": acoustic nerve, auditory nerve ♦ Bartholin's gland ♦ Cysticule ♦ eighth cranial nerve ♦ nervus vestibulocochlearis ♦ Reissner's membrane ♦ vena bulbi vestibuli, vestibular apparatus, vestibular fold, vestibular gland, vestibular sense, vestibular system, vestibular vein, vestibulocochlear nerve. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "vestibular": Acoustic Maculae, aural nystagmus ♦ eight cranial nerve ♦ Hair Cells, Vestibular ♦ labyrinthine nystagmus ♦ Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular ♦ the vestibular sensory system ♦ Vestibular Aqueduct, Vestibular Diseases, Vestibular Nerve, Vestibular Neuronitis, vestibular vertigo, Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases, Vestibuloplasty. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Vestibular" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Portuguese (vestibular), Romanian (vestibular). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Vestibular 74 (1974) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Detalles del modo de conexión, por contacto, del nervio vestibular,..Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Peripheral vestibular disorder, a disturbance in the labyrinth. (references) | |
Central vestibular disorder, a problem in the brain or its connecting nerves. (references) | ||
Vestibular neuronitis--an infection of the vestibular nerve, generally viral. (references) | ||
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| "Vestibular" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Vestibular" is used about 5 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% | 5 | 157,705 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "vestibular": the vestibular sensory system ♦ vestibular apparatus ♦ Vestibular Aqueduct ♦ Vestibular Diseases ♦ vestibular fold ♦ vestibular gland ♦ Vestibular Nerve ♦ Vestibular Neuronitis ♦ Vestibular Nuclei ♦ vestibular sense ♦ vestibular system ♦ vestibular vein ♦ vestibular vertigo. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "vestibular": auditory-vestibular. | |
| 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. |
| Language | Translations for "vestibular"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 前庭 (Vestibule). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | vestibulaer (palatine cusp line), vestibulær, palatin cuspidallinie (palatine cusp line). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vestibulair. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vestibulaarijärjestelmä (the vestibular sensory system), vestibulaarielimen tutkimus (vestibular examination), tasapainojärjestelmä (the vestibular sensory system), tasapainoelimen tutkimus (vestibular examination). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | vestibulaire (vesicular). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | vestibulaer, vestibulär, vestibulär, Höckerlinie (palatine cusp line). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | προθαλαμικόσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | fültornáchoz tartozó. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | vestibolare. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | estibularvay vestibular. (various references) vestibular. (various references) línea de las cúspides vestibulares (palatine cusp line). (various references) vestibulärt system (the vestibular sensory system), balansorgan (the vestibular sensory system). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "vestibular" (pronounced 'Ves*tib"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, Vesicular, Volar, Zinco-polar, Zonular. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-l-r-s-t-u-v" | |
-1 letter: brutalise, verbalist. | |
-2 letters: baluster, blastier, burliest, librates, rivulets, rustable, subtiler, subviral, suitable, uralites, vaulters, vaultier, vestural, vibrates. | |
-3 letters: abusive, albites, arbutes, astilbe, bailers, baiters, barites, bastile, bestial, blaster, blastie, blister, blivets, bluster, bravest, bristle, burials, bursate, bustier, butlers, estival, estrual, labrets, librate, lustier, railbus, realist, rebaits, rebuilt, retails, revisal, revuist, riblets, rituals, rivulet, rubiest, ruliest, rutiles, saltier, saltire, saluter, slatier, stabile, stabler, stuiver, sublate, subtile, subtler, subvert, surveil, tabulis, tailers, terbias, travels, triable, uralite, valuers, varlets, vastier, vaulter, verbals, veritas, vestral, vibrate, virtual, virtues. | |
-4 letters: ablest, abseil, abuser, airbus, airest, aivers, albeit, albite, alerts, alters, arbute, ariels, artels, aurist, averts, avulse, bailer, baiter, balers, barest, barite, baster, beauts, bestir, birles, bister, bistre, biters, blares, blears, bleats, blites, blivet, bluest, bluets, blurts, brails, braise, brasil, braves, breast, bruise, bruits, brutal, brutes, burets, burial, buries, bursae, bursal, busier, buster, bustle, butler, butles, eluvia, ervils, estral, labret, laster, lavers, libers, librae, libras, lister, liters, litres, livers, livest, livres, luster, lustra, lustre, rabies, ratels, ravels, rebait, rebuts, relist, resail, result, retail, retial, riblet, ritual, rivals, rivets, rubati, rubies, rubles, rustle, rutile, sailer, salter, saltie, salute, salver, satire, saurel, serail, serial, serval, silvae, silver, slater, slaver, sliver, stable, staler, starve, stelai, stelar, stiver, striae, strive, suable, suaver, sublet, subtle, suiter, sutler, tabers, tables, tabuli, tailer, talers, terais, terbia, tilers, trails, travel, traves, trials, tribal, tribes, tubers, turves, ulster, ultras, urates, urbias, urials, usable, valets, valise, valuer, values, varies, varlet, vaster, vaults, velars, verbal, verist, versal, vertus, vestal, viable, vilest, virtue, virtus, visual, vitals. | |
-5 letters: abets, abler, ables, abris, abuse, abuts, airts, aisle, aiver, alert, alist, alive, alter, ariel, arils, arise, arles, artel, aster, astir, aurei, aures, auris, avers, avert, bails, baits, baler, bales, bares, baser, basil, baste, bates, bears, beast, beats, beaus, beaut, belts, betas, biers, biles, birle, birls, birse, biter, bites, blare, blase, blast, blate, blats, blear, bleat, blest, blets, blite, bluer, blues, bluet, blurs, blurt, braes, brail, brats, brave, bravi, bries, brits, bruit, brute, built, buras, buret, burls, bursa, burse, burst, butes, butle, earls, ervil, etuis, evils, ileus, irate, islet, istle, lairs, lares, laris, laser, later, laver, laves, lears, least, liars, liber, libra, liers, lieus, liras, litas, liter, litre, liver, lives, livre, lubes, lures, lutea, lutes, rails, raise, rales, ratel, rates, ravel, raves, reals, rebus, rebut, relit, retia, rials, ribes, riels, riles, rites, rival, rives, rivet, rubes, ruble, rules, saber, sabir, sable, sabre, salve, sault, saute, saver, selva, serai, seral, setal, sieur, silva, sitar, siver, slate, slave, slier. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-i-l-r-s-t-u-v" | |
+1 letter: subinterval. | |
+2 letters: subintervals. | |
+4 letters: cruciverbalist. | |
+5 letters: cruciverbalists, survivabilities, vulnerabilities. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 65 73 74 69 62 75 6C 61 72 |
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- . ... - .. -... ..- .-.. .- .-. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01100101 01110011 01110100 01101001 01100010 01110101 01101100 01100001 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V e s t i b u l a r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0065 0073 0074 0069 0062 0075 006C 0061 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)56718586756887786784 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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