mandible

1. 1.

   the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

   Synonymslower jawmandibulamandibular bonesubmaxillalower jawbonejawbonejowl

   Broaderjawarticulator

   Narrowerlantern jaw

   Partsgnathiongonionmandibular notchpogonionsymphysioncondylar process

Other forms of mandible

plural

mandibles·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mandible

What does mandible mean?

mandible means "the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth".

How many syllables are in mandible?

mandible has 3 syllables: man-di-ble. The stress falls on "man". In IPA it is /ˈmændəbəl/.

What is another word for mandible?

Close synonyms include lower jaw, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mandible a common word?

mandible is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.