Definition of lingual Lingual

lin•gual

We found 16 definitions of lingual from 6 different sources.

What does lingual mean?

Noun Plural: linguals
lingual - a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs
Adjective lingual, lingualer, lingualest
lingual - pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue; "lingual inflammation"; "the lingual surface of the teeth"
lingual - consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity"
		linguistic
		nonlinguistic not consisting of or related to language; "depended on his nonlinguistic skills"

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lingual (Noun)
A sound articulated with the tongue.
lingual (Adjective)
Related to the tongue.
lingual (Adjective)
Related to language or linguistics.
lingual (Adjective)
articulated with the tongue.
lingual (Adjective)
Of a lower tooth, on the side facing the tongue. See mesial.

lingual (a.)
Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.
lingual (n.)
A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t, d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them.

lingual
ling′gwal, adj. pertaining to the tongue or utterance.—n. a letter pronounced mainly by the tongue, as t, d (also called Dental).—adj. Linguaden′tal—Dentilingual.—adv. Ling′ually.—adj. Ling′uiform, tongue-shaped.—ns. Ling′uist, one skilled in tongues or languages; Ling′uister, a dabbler in philology.—adjs. Linguist′ic, -al, pertaining to languages and the affinities of languages.—adv. Linguist′ically.—n.pl. Linguist′ics, the general or comparative science, or study, of languages.—n. Ling′ula, a tongue-like part or process.—adjs. Ling′ular, Ling′ulate, tongue-shaped. [L. lingua (old form dingua), the tongue.]