vestibule /vesˈti-būl/ noun- An entrance hall
- A cavity serving as entrance to another, esp that of the inner ear (anatomy)
- Part of a railway carriage connecting with and giving access to the next (N American)
- A forecourt (ancient hist)
transitive verb To provide with a vestibule ORIGIN: L vestibulum vestibˈūlar adjective vestibuliˈtis noun (medicine) Inflammation of the labyrinth and cochlea of the inner ear, causing vertigo, ataxia and deafness vestibˈūlum noun (anatomy) A vestibule |