ves·tib·u·lar

[ve-stib-yuh-ler]
adjective
of, pertaining to, or resembling a vestibule.

Origin:
1830–40; vestibule + -ar1

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vestibule (ˈvɛstɪˌbjuːl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a small entrance hall or anteroom; lobby
2.  any small bodily cavity or space at the entrance to a passage or canal
 
[C17: from Latin vestibulum]
 
vestibular
 
adj

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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vestibular ves·tib·u·lar (vě-stĭb'yə-lər)
adj.
Of, relating to, or serving as a vestibule, especially of the ear.

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Example sentences
Other training sessions involve what's called a vestibular chair.
Cutting the vestibular nerve with a surgical procedure helps control vertigo.
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