Mandibula — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mændˈɪbjʊlə/

🇬🇧British English

/mandˈɪbjʊlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mandˈɪbjʊlə/

4 syllables Say it as /mændˈɪbjʊlə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

submaxilla mandibular bone jowl jawbone lower jawbone mandible lower jaw

Word Forms

mandibular

adjective

relating to the lower jaw

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unterkiefer

der Kiefer bei Wirbeltieren, der zum Öffnen des Mauls klappbar ist

🇫🇷French

mandibule

la mâchoire chez les vertébrés qui est articulée pour ouvrir la bouche

🇪🇸Spanish

mandíbula

la mandíbula en los vertebrados que tiene bisagras para abrir la boca

🇮🇹Italian

mandibola

la mascella nei vertebrati che è incernierata per aprire la bocca

🇵🇹Portuguese

mandíbula

a mandíbula nos vertebrados que é articulada para abrir a boca

🇷🇺Russian

нижняя челюсть

челюсть у позвоночных, шарнирно прикрепленная к открыванию рта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मैंडिबुला

कशेरुकियों में जबड़ा मुँह खोलने के लिए टिका होता है

🇮🇳Tamil

மண்டிபுலா

முதுகெலும்புகளின் தாடை வாயைத் திறப்பதற்காகக் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

మడిబులా

సకశేరుకాలలోని దవడ నోరు తెరవడానికి అతుక్కొని ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

मंडिबुला

कशेरुकांमधला जबडा जो तोंड उघडण्यासाठी बांधलेला असतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેન્ડિબુલા

કરોડઅસ્થિધારી પ્રાણીઓમાં જડબા જે મોં ખોલવા માટે હિન્જ્ડ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಡಿಬುಲಾ

ಕಶೇರುಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ದವಡೆಯು ಬಾಯಿ ತೆರೆಯಲು ಕೀಲು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാൻഡിബുല

കശേരുക്കളിലെ താടിയെല്ല് വായ തുറക്കാൻ ഘടിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

مینڈیبلا

فقاریوں میں جبڑا جو منہ کھولنے کے لیے جکڑا ہوا ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

下颌

脊椎动物的下巴，通过铰接来张开嘴

🇯🇵Japanese

下顎骨

口を開けるためにヒンジで動かされている脊椎動物の顎

🇰🇷Korean

하악골

입을 벌리기 위해 경첩으로 연결된 척추동물의 턱

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hàm dưới

hàm ở động vật có xương sống có bản lề để mở miệng

🇹🇭Thai

ขากรรไกรล่าง

กรามในสัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลังที่ใช้บานพับเพื่อเปิดปาก

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفك السفلي

الفك في الفقاريات الذي يتوقف لفتح الفم

🇮🇷Persian

فک پایین

فک در مهره داران که برای باز کردن دهان لولا شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

çene kemiği

omurgalılarda ağzı açmak için menteşeli olan çene

🇮🇱Hebrew

מנדיבולה

הלסת אצל בעלי חוליות שצירים לפתיחת הפה

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