faucal

== English == === Alternative forms === faucial === Etymology === Latin fauces (“throat”). === Adjective === faucal (not comparable) Relating to the fauces, or opening of the throat; faucial. === Noun === faucal (plural faucals) (phonetics) A sound produced in the fauces. === 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 === References === “faucal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === facula