petrosal
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English
Etymology
From Latin petrōsus (“full of rocks, rocky”) + -al.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɪˈtɹəʊ.səl/, /pɪˈtɹəʊ.sl̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pəˈtɹoʊ.səl/
- Rhymes: -əʊsəl
Adjective
petrosal (not comparable)
- Of great hardness; petrous.
- (anatomy, relational) Of, pertaining to, or located near the petrous part of the temporal bone or the capsule of the inner ear.
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Noun
petrosal (plural petrosals)
- (anatomy) The petrous part of the temporal bone at the base of the skull, surrounding the inner ear.
- (anatomy, zootomy) The auditory capsule.
- 1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates:
- midal-shaped petrosal of mammals and bird
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References
- “petrosal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “petrosal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.