English Explanatory Dictionary

parietal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity.
  2. Of or relating to the parietal bones.
  3. Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.
  4. Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; said of a placenta.
noun
  1. Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull.
  2. Any of the scales of a snake that are located on the head and connected to the frontals towards the posterior.
  3. A flat Roman wall tile with roughened surface, used as a base for plasterwork.
  4. Dormitory rules governing visits from members of the opposite sex.

Pronunciation

/pəˈɹaɪ.ə.təl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parietal.wav

Word forms

parietal more parietal most parietal parietals

Etymology

From Latin parietālis, from pariēs (“wall”).

Derived words

antiparietal biparietal capsuloparietal centroparietal dorsoparietal epiparietal extraparietal frontoparietal inferoparietal interparietal intraparietal lateroparietal medioparietal occipitoparietal parietal art parietal bone parietal cell parietal foramen parietal lobe parietally parietal pleura posteroparietal postparietal preparietal sphenoparietal squamosoparietal subparietal temporoparietal transparietal uteroparietal ventroparietal visceroparietal visuoparietal
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