different between terms vs faucal

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Alternative forms

• faucial

Etymology

Latin fauces (“throat”).

Adjective

faucal (not comparable)

1. Relating to the fauces, or opening of the throat; faucial.

Noun

faucal (plural faucals)

1. (phonetics) A sound produced in the fauces.
   • I. Taylor, The Alphabet

     Ayin is the most difficult of the faucals.

Usage notes

Both faucal and faucial are used and accepted. Faucial is generally used in medicine; faucal more often in phonetics. Faucal seems to have more etymological validity with respect to both the Latin and English roots. The Latin root is faux. Latin nouns in -ux retain no affix in combination with -alis; the proper Latin construction is faucalis, compare: Latin vocalis/English vocal, Latin ducalis/English ducal.

Related terms

• faucalize
• faucalized
• faucalization

Anagrams

• facula