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vestibular

  • /vɛˈstɪb.jʊl.ə/ UK
  • /vɛˈstɪb.jəl.ɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪbjʊlə(ɹ)

adjective more vestibular · most vestibular

  1. relational Of or pertaining to a vestibule in a building (or railway coach). […]while the outer world was fenced off by the interposed atrium or vestibular cloister,[…].
  2. relational Of, pertaining to, or functioning as a vestibule (body cavity).
  3. relational Of or pertaining to the vestibule of the inner ear and the perception of body position, balance and movement. vestibular impulse
  4. relational 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.

Opposite: nonvestibular

noun vestibulars

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

    Similar: vestibular exam, vestibular examination

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adjective

Opposite: nonvestibular

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adj anatomy

Españolvestibular
中文前庭的 qiántíngde
Portuguêsvestibular
Françaisvestibulaire
Deutschvestibular, vestibulär
Italianovestibolare
Русскийвестибулярный vestibuljarnyj

adj building

Deutschvestibulär

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@misc{vestibular_2026,
  title = {vestibular},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vestibular},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}