laryngeal
(adjective) of or relating to or situated in the larynx; “laryngeal infection”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
laryngeal (comparative more laryngeal, superlative most laryngeal)
Of or pertaining to a larynx or larynges.
laryngeal (plural laryngeals)
(phonetics) A sound uttered by using the larynx.
(Indo-European linguistics) In Proto-Indo-European, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as , and .
The term laryngeal in Indo-European studies is but an anachronistic misnomer, retained only because it has been established as a standard term for those three phonemes. The exact phonetic value of Proto-Indo-European laryngeals is unknown, but it's generally agreed that not all of them were real laryngeals.
Source: Wiktionary
Lar`yn*ge"al, a. Etym: [From Larynx.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the larynx; as, laryngeal forceps.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
