Antonyms for lingual

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ling-gwuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪŋ gwəl

Definition of lingual

Origin : 1640s, from Medieval Latin lingualis "of the tongue," from Latin lingua "tongue," also "speech, language," from Old Latin dingua, from PIE *dnghu- "tongue" (cf. Old English tunge, Gothic tuggo "tongue;" see tongue). Altered in Latin probably in part by association with lingere "to lick."

As in oral : adj spoken
As in sensory : adj affecting animate nerve organs
As in spoken : adj by word of mouth
As in verbal : adj spoken
As in linguistic : adj semantic
As in spoken : adj uttered

Example sentences :

The spines of the lingual plate are uniform, and in number about 10,000.
Extract from : « The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4 » by Various

Like many other lingual affections, this is often unilateral.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

This lingual magniloquence is proverbial of American parvenus.
Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 4, October 1837 » by Various

There was neither racial, physical, nor lingual frontier 219 they maintained.
Extract from : « A Prisoner in Turkey » by John Still

On the incisors they are always to be found on the lingual surface.
Extract from : « Degeneracy » by Eugene S. Talbot

Fig. 78 represents cusps upon the lingual surface of the molars.
Extract from : « Degeneracy » by Eugene S. Talbot

Then, apart from his lingual studies, his furnace-building was ever on his mind.
Extract from : « The Making of William Edwards » by Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks

She also shows her lingual weakness in the sleep-walking scene.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. II., No. 33, November 12, 1870 » by Various

Nervous fibres from the lingual branch of the fifth pair have been distinctly traced to their roots.
Extract from : « North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 » by Various

The remnant of the hyoid is continued entirely into the lingual artery.
Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour

Synonyms for lingual

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