单词 | vestibule |
释义 | vestibule/ˈvɛstɪbjuːl /noun 1An antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building.The trio rounded the end of the shelves and saw a crouched form behind the stone archway that made up the division between the vestibule and the main hall of the library....
Synonyms entrance hall, hall, hallway, entrance, porch, portico, foyer, reception area, lobby, anteroom, antechamber, outer room, waiting room 1.1An enclosed entrance compartment in a railway carriage.Why else, then, do I hang out in the vestibules of trains, when a comfortable seat is at hand in the car behind me?...
2 Anatomy A chamber or channel opening into another, in particular:No clear correlation was observed between the number of chloride ions present in the channel vestibule and the probability of water-filled state of the constriction....
2.1The central cavity of the labyrinth of the inner ear.The perception of spatial movement and orientation of the body as a whole also involves a fluid filled receptor system located in the vestibules of the inner ear....
2.2The part of the mouth outside the teeth. 2.3The space in the vulva into which both the urethra and vagina open. Derivativesvestibuled
OriginEarly 17th century (denoting the space in front of the main entrance of a classical Roman or Greek building): from French, or from Latin vestibulum 'entrance court'. |
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