Standard Lemma guide

vehicular

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US, especially: /viˈhɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
  • /viːɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: V IY0 HH IH1 K Y AH0 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks; involving a vehicle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • vehicular homicide
  • Ernest had a fear of vehicular travel, and ended up walking everywhere.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

That is used between two groups who do not share a common native tongue nor a common culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • vehicular language
  • English is used as a vehicular language in many business settings.
  • Latin was a vehicular language for natural philosophers and others from the late Renaissance to the late 18th century.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or intended for (motor) vehicles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • vehicular traffic

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Late Latin vehiculāris. By surface analysis, vehicle + -ar.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: የመኪና (yämäkina) — of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles
  • Bulgarian: транспортен (transporten) — of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles
  • Catalan: vehicular — of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles
  • Finnish: ajoneuvo- — of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles
  • French: véhiculaire — of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles
  • Galician: vehicular — of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles
  • Georgian: გადასაზიდი (gadasazidi) — of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles
  • Georgian: სატრანსპორტო (saṭransṗorṭo) — of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles
  • Irish: feithicleach — of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles
  • Italian: veicolare — of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles
  • Spanish: vehicular — of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles