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Vestigial in a sentence

Vestigial meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
  2. Not fully developed in mature animals.
  3. Of a vestigial structure; that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution.

Synonyms of Vestigial

rudimentary undeveloped

Related words

Other words often associated with Vestigial or its synonyms:

unexploited underlying unformed untapped incomplete developed fundamental immature unimproved fallow basic budding

Using Vestigial

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past. | Not fully developed in mature animals. | Of a vestigial structure; that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution.
  • Useful related words include: rudimentary, undeveloped.
  • In the example corpus, vestigial often appears in combinations such as: vestigial sideband, the vestigial, of vestigial.

Context around Vestigial

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 14 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

exhibit 1× small 1× remains 1× become 1×

Often after:

sideband 4× key 1× remnantof 1× segments 1× functionality 1× wings 1× noun 1× prickles 1× bones 1× remnant 1×

Sentence patterns with Vestigial

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

also exhibit vestigial noun classes 1× as a vestigial remnant of 1× contain a vestigial chloroplast 1× dropping of vestigial yupik related 1× extinction of vestigial isa by 1× feet and vestigial tails 1× functional or vestigial haptonema is 1× have become vestigial or lost 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a few nouns 1× a few species 1× a persistent sinus 1× a single side 1× adult females of 1× all that remains 1×

Common sentence endings:

a female person 1× a vestigial chloroplast 1× am was used 1× and vestigial tails 1× and whig factions 1× are nevertheless tetrapods 1×

Words around Vestigial

Just before it in the word index:

vestiges 74 vestige 36 vestigal 2 vestibulocochlear 2 vestibulitis 2 vestibules 5

Just after it in the word index:

vestimentiferan 3 vesting 33 vestis 5 vestlandet 2 vestmark 13 vestment 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

abstention 49 actuarial 49 admonition 49 aimless 49 akintola 49 alabaster 49

Corpus analysis for Vestigial

  • In this selection, "vestigial" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, exhibit, small, remains, sideband, key and remnantof stand out and add context to how "vestigial" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also exhibit vestigial noun classes and as a vestigial remnant of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "vestigial" sits close to words such as abstention, actuarial and admonition, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with vestigial

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Capybaras have slightly webbed feet and vestigial tails. (8 words)

Is this a vestigial remnantof the upheaval of the pandemic? (10 words)

In some species, a functional or vestigial haptonema is also present. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

So let's say War had its job, and now it's vestigial; and Nature's plot to protect the Garden has been hijacked by self serving demagogues, most of whom have nothing left in their pants but still feel the urge to f*ck somebody. (46 words)

They wanted to know if it would be possible to GPS map those vestigial segments of the ancient roadbed from Earle’s Ford to Ninety-Six, a major crossroad in the Cherokee Path and the scene of two significant battles between Tory and Whig factions. (45 words)

In late 2008, even floppy disk drives and serial ports were disappearing, and the extinction of vestigial ISA (by then the LPC bus ) from chipsets was on the horizon. (29 words)

Question examples

Is this a vestigial remnantof the upheaval of the pandemic? (10 words)

Example sentences (20)

Vestigial sideband (VSB) VSB modulation A vestigial sideband (in radio communication) is a sideband that has been only partly cut off or suppressed.

But for the Mini we have a kind of vestigial key, a key-shaped switch sticking out of the dash as if you’ve left it in there.

Is this a vestigial remnantof the upheaval of the pandemic?

They wanted to know if it would be possible to GPS map those vestigial segments of the ancient roadbed from Earle’s Ford to Ninety-Six, a major crossroad in the Cherokee Path and the scene of two significant battles between Tory and Whig factions.

So let's say War had its job, and now it's vestigial; and Nature's plot to protect the Garden has been hijacked by self serving demagogues, most of whom have nothing left in their pants but still feel the urge to f*ck somebody.

They will largely cease to operate (though some vestigial functionality will remain).

Adult females of many bagworm species have only vestigial wings, legs, and mouthparts.

A few nouns also exhibit vestigial noun classes, such as stewardess, where the suffix -ess added to steward denotes a female person.

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A few species of roses have only vestigial prickles that have no points.

All that remains of them in modern horses is a set of small vestigial bones on the leg below the knee, citation known informally as splint bones.

A persistent sinus tract may remain as a vestigial remnant of the tubular development of the thyroid gland.

A single-side band (SSB) or vestigial sideband (VSB) modulation scheme would achieve almost half that bandwidth for the same symbol rate (i.

Birds have only one functional ovary (the left), while the other remains vestigial.

Capybaras have slightly webbed feet and vestigial tails.

Changes from western (Iñupiaq) to eastern dialects are marked by the dropping of vestigial Yupik-related features, increasing consonant assimilation (e.

Even snakes, whose limbs have become vestigial or lost entirely, are nevertheless tetrapods.

Helicosporidium Helicosporidium is a genus of nonphotosynthetic parasitic green algae that is thought to contain a vestigial chloroplast.

In late 2008, even floppy disk drives and serial ports were disappearing, and the extinction of vestigial ISA (by then the LPC bus ) from chipsets was on the horizon.

In practice a technique called vestigial sideband is used to reduce the channel spacing, which would be nearly twice the video bandwidth if pure AM was used.

In some species, a functional or vestigial haptonema is also present.

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Common combinations with vestigial

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "vestigial" in a sentence?
An example: "Vestigial sideband (VSB) VSB modulation A vestigial sideband (in radio communication) is a sideband that has been only partly cut off or suppressed." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "vestigial" from authentic English texts.
What does "vestigial" mean?
Vestigial means: Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
What are synonyms of "vestigial"?
Common synonyms of "vestigial" include: rudimentary, undeveloped.
How many example sentences with "vestigial" are there?
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