adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to a ventricle (of the heart or brain)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From New Latin *ventricularis, from ventriculus (“belly, stomach, ventricle”), diminutive of venter (“belly, stomach, womb”). Equivalent to ventricle + -ar; See ventricle.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
ventricular
— of or relating to a ventricle
Dutch:
ventriculair
— of or relating to a ventricle
French:
ventriculaire
— of or relating to a ventricle
Hungarian:
kamrai
— of or relating to a ventricle
Italian:
ventricolare
— of or relating to a ventricle
Kannada:
ಗುಂಡಿಗುಣಿಯ
(guṇḍiguṇiya)
— of or relating to a ventricle
Polish:
komorowy
— of or relating to a ventricle
Portuguese:
ventricular
— of or relating to a ventricle
Romanian:
ventricular
— of or relating to a ventricle
Russian:
желудочковый
(želudočkovyj)
— of or relating to a ventricle
Spanish:
ventricular
— of or relating to a ventricle
Ukrainian:
шлуночко́вий
(šlunočkóvyj)
— of or relating to a ventricle
Ukrainian:
вентрикуля́рний
(ventrykuljárnyj)
— of or relating to a ventricle