Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [luhng]
- /lʌŋ/
- /lʌŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [luhng]
- /lʌŋ/
Definitions of lung word
- noun lung either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates. 1
- noun lung an analogous organ in certain invertebrates, as arachnids or terrestrial gastropods. 1
- idioms lung at the top of one's lungs, as loudly as possible; with full voice: The baby cried at the top of his lungs. 1
- noun lung Each of the pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed. Lungs are characteristic of vertebrates other than fish, though similar structures are present in some other animal groups. 1
- countable noun lung Your lungs are the two organs inside your chest which fill with air when you breathe in. 0
- noun lung either one of a pair of spongy saclike respiratory organs within the thorax of higher vertebrates, which oxygenate the blood and remove its carbon dioxide 0
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Origin of lung
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English lungen, Old English; cognate with German Lunge; akin to light2, lights
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lung
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lung popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lung usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lung
noun lung
adjective lung
- bronchial — Bronchial means affecting or concerned with the bronchial tubes.
- pulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
- respiratory — pertaining to or serving for respiration: respiratory disease.
- pulmonic — pulmonary.
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