lingual

Definitions

lingu (tongue, language) + -al = relating to the tongue or to language. lingual is the one common member that still keeps the literal anatomical sense (the lingual nerve), reminding you the root once meant the organ before it meant speech.

Common Collocations

• 1.lingual nerve舌神经
• 2.lingual surface舌面
• 3.lingual sound舌音

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The dentist numbed the lingual nerve before the procedure.

• 2.

  Several consonants are formed by lingual movement.