vestibula

English

Noun

vestibula

  1. plural of vestibulum

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Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vestibula, plural nominative form of vestibulum.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /vɛstiˈbula/ [fɛs.t̪iˈbu.la]
  • Rhymes: -ula
  • Syllabification: ves‧ti‧bu‧la

Noun

vestibula (plural vestibula-vestibula)

  1. vestibule:
    1. (architecture) a small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.
      1. (architecture) a large entrance hall in a temple or palace.
      2. (rail transport) an enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car.
    2. (anatomy) Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space.
      1. the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the inner ear or the parts (such as the saccule and utricle) of the membranous labyrinth that it contains.
      2. the part of the left ventricle below the aortic orifice.
      3. the part of the mouth outside the teeth and gums
  2. vestibulum:
    1. (zootomy) a cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open.
    2. (anatomy) the vestibule of the ear.

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Latin

Noun

vestibula

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vestibulum