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vestibule definition

ves·ti·bule (ves′tə byo̵̅o̅l′)

noun

  1. a small entrance hall or room, either to a building or to a larger room
  2. ☆ the enclosed passage between passenger cars of a train, with doors for entrance or exit
  3. Anat., Zool. any cavity or space serving as an entrance to another cavity or space the vestibule of the inner ear leads into the cochlea

Etymology: Fr < L vestibulum, entrance hall

Related Forms:

  • vestibular ves·tib′u·lar (ves tib′yə lər) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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