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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Lingual

/(lĭṉ"gwal)/ · Lin·gual · IPA /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
01 a. Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.
  2. 2.
    lying near the tongue; especially, in dentistry, on the surface of the tooth next to the tongue. Contrasted with buccal, the side of a tooth touching the cheek, i. e. the side opposite to the lingual side.
Phrases & compounds
Lingual ribbon — See Odontophore.
02 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 …
  1. 1.
    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.