Associations to the word «Lingual»

Wiktionary

LINGUAL, adjective. Related to the tongue.
LINGUAL, adjective. Related to language or linguistics.
LINGUAL, adjective. (phonetics) articulated with the tongue
LINGUAL, adjective. (dentistry) Of a lower tooth, on the side facing the tongue. See mesial.
LINGUAL, noun. (phonetics) a sound articulated with the tongue
LINGUAL BONE, noun. (anatomy) hyoid bone
LINGUAL TONSIL, noun. (anatomy) A rounded mass of lymphatic tissue that cover the posterior region of the tongue.
LINGUAL TONSILS, noun. Plural of lingual tonsil

Dictionary definition

LINGUAL, noun. A consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs.
LINGUAL, adjective. Consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity".
LINGUAL, adjective. Pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue; "lingual inflammation"; "the lingual surface of the teeth".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats