Lingual vs Cheek - What's the difference?
lingual | cheek |
Related to the tongue.
Related to language or linguistics.
(phonetics) articulated with the tongue
(dentistry) Of a lower tooth, on the side facing the tongue. See mesial.
(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
(informal, usually, in the plural) A buttock.
(informal) Impudence.
(biology, informal) One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
The pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.
(in plural) The branches of a bridle bit.
(metalworking) The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould.
As an adjective lingual
is related to the tongue.As a noun lingual
is (phonetics) a sound articulated with the tongue.As a proper noun cheek is
.lingual
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (l)Coordinate terms
*Derived terms
* bilingual * linguality * lingual tonsil * multilingual * omnilingual * translingualSee also
* alveolar * dental * glottal * labial * -lingual * nasal * palatal * pharyngeal * velarAnagrams
* ----cheek
English
Noun
(en noun)- You’ve got some cheek , asking me for money!
- the cheeks''' of a vice; the '''cheeks of a gun carriage
- (Knight)