Vestibular

//vɛˈstɪb.jʊl.ə// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A competitive examination used by Brazilian universities to select students. relational

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a vestibule in a building (or railway coach). relational

    "[…]while the outer world was fenced off by the interposed atrium or vestibular cloister,[…]."

  2. 2
    Of, pertaining to, or functioning as a vestibule (body cavity). relational
  3. 3
    Of or pertaining to the vestibule of the inner ear and the perception of body position, balance and movement. relational

    "vestibular impulse"

  4. 4
    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. relational
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to the sense of equilibrium wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
vestibular examvestibular examvestibular examination

Example

More examples

"The doctors suspect that Mary has a vestibular disorder."

Etymology

From vestibule or vestibulum + -ar.

Related phrases

lesser vestibular glandsvestibular aqueductvestibular ductvestibular foldvestibular ganglionvestibular glandvestibular ligamentvestibular membranevestibular nervevestibular nucleusvestibular schwannomavestibular sense

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