parietal

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See also: pariétal

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈɹaɪ.ə.təl/

Adjective

parietal (comparative more parietal, superlative most parietal)

  1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity.
    Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the parietal cells of the gastric glands, located on the wall of the fundus of the stomach.
  2. (anatomy) Of or relating to the parietal bones
  3. Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.
    • 1856, B. H. Hall, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      At Harvard College, the officers resident within the college walls constitute a permanent standing committee, called the Parietal Committee.
  4. (botany) Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; said of a placenta.

Derived terms

Translations

of or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity

Noun

parietal (plural parietals)

  1. (anatomy) 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. (archaeology) A flat Roman wall tile with roughened surface, used as a base for plasterwork.
  4. (informal) Dormitory rules governing visits from members of the opposite sex.

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Catalan

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin parietālis (“relating to walls”), from pariēs (“wall of a house”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

parietal m or f (masculine and feminine plural parietals)

  1. parietal

Derived terms

Noun

parietal m (plural parietals)

  1. parietal bone

Synonyms

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Latin parietālis (“relating to walls”), from pariēs (“wall of a house”).

Adjective

parietal m or f (plural parietais)

  1. parietal, pertaining to the parietal region of the head

Noun

parietal m (plural parietais)

  1. (anatomy) the parietal bone

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin parietālis (“relating to walls”), from pariēs (“wall of a house”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾi.eˈtaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /pa.ɾjeˈtaw/
 

Adjective

parietal m or f (plural parietais, not comparable)

  1. (relational) wall (of a room)
  2. that which is normally hung on walls (such as tapestries or paintings)

Synonyms

Noun

parietal m (plural parietais)

  1. (anatomy) parietal bone

Hypernyms

Holonyms

Coordinate terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pariétal.

Adjective

parietal m or n (feminine singular parietală, masculine plural parietali, feminine and neuter plural parietale)

  1. parietal

Declension

Declension of parietal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite parietal parietală parietali parietale
definite parietalul parietala parietalii parietalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite parietal parietale parietali parietale
definite parietalului parietalei parietalilor parietalelor

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin parietālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paɾjeˈtal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: pa‧rie‧tal

Adjective

parietal m or f (masculine and feminine plural parietales)

  1. (anatomy) parietal

Derived terms

Noun

parietal m (plural parietales)

  1. parietal bone

Further reading

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