Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mandibular

/mænˈdɪb.jəl.ɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: mandibu-lar
IPA: /mænˈdɪb.jəl.ɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the mandible.

Example Sentences

"The head produces a mandibular gland pheromone composed of ketones, the thorax lacks large glands, and the abdomen contains the venom and the Nasonov gland that produces lemon oil compounds."

Etymology

From Latin mandibula + -ar. By surface analysis, mandible + -ar.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mænˈdɪb.jəl.ɚ/
British English: /manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə/

Derived Forms

branchiomandibular buccomandibular cerebrocostomandibular circummandibular coracomandibular craniomandibular dentomandibular hemimandibular hyomandibular hypomandibular inframandibular intermandibular

Phrases

mandibular artery mandibular canal mandibular nerve mandibular pheromone mandibulo- queen mandibular pheromone

Frequently Paired Words

mandibulary mandibulate

Synonyms

mandibulary inframaxillary

Rhymes With

vestibular temporomandibular submandibular craniomandibular intermandibular hyomandibular maxillomandibular retromandibular oromandibular sphenomandibular stylomandibular otomandibular

Questions

How do you pronounce mandibular?: The recorded pronunciation is /mænˈdɪb.jəl.ɚ/.
What does mandibular mean?: Of or pertaining to the mandible.
Where does mandibular come from?: From Latin mandibula + -ar. By surface analysis, mandible + -ar.

How to pronounce mandibular

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