Associations to the word «Pharyngeal»

Wiktionary

PHARYNGEAL, adjective. Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
PHARYNGEAL, adjective. (phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx, a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.
PHARYNGEAL, noun. (phonetics) A sound that is articulated with the pharynx.
PHARYNGEAL TONSIL, noun. (anatomy) An adenoid.
PHARYNGEAL TONSILS, noun. Plural of pharyngeal tonsil

Dictionary definition

PHARYNGEAL, noun. A consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat.
PHARYNGEAL, adjective. Of or relating to the throat; "pharyngeal fricatives".

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