Lingua
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
1. A tongue.
2. A median process of the
labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.
The commercial language of the
Levant, -- a mixture of the languages of the people of the region and of foreign traders.
Formed or uttered by the joint use of the tongue and teeth; as the letters d and t.
Formed or uttered by the joint use of the tongue and teeth, or rather that part of the gum just above the front teeth;
dentolingual, as the letters d and t.
An
articulation pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue and teeth.
Having the form or shape of the tongue.
Lingual
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
Pertaining to the tongue; as the lingual nerves, the ninth pair, which go to the tongue; the lingual muscle, or muscle of the tongue.
Lingual
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue;
glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.
Lingual
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
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.
