FAUCAL


Meaning of FAUCAL in English

/faw"keuhl/ , adj.

1. pertaining to the fauces or opening of the throat.

2. Phonet.

a. pharyngeal.

b. exploded into the pharynx, as the release of the t- sound of catnip or the d- sound of madness.

[ 1860-65; FAUC(ES) + -AL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .