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Webster 1913 Edition
Parietal
Pa-ri′e-tal
,Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to a wall; hence, pertaining to buildings or the care of them.
2.
Resident within the walls or buildings of a college.
At Harvard College, the officers resident within the college walls constitute a permanent standing committee, called the
Parietal
Committee. B. H. Hall (1856).
3.
(Anat.)
(a)
Of or pertaining to the parietes.
(b)
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parietal bones, which form the upper and middle part of the cranium, between the frontals and occipitals.
4.
(Bot.)
Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; – said of a placenta.
Pa-ri′e-tal
,Noun.
1.
(Anat.)
One of the parietal bones.
2.
(Zool.)
One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes.
Webster 1828 Edition
Parietal
PARIE'TAL
,Adj.
1.
The parietal bones form the sides and upper part of the skull. They are so called because they defend the brain like walls.Definition 2024
parietal
parietal
See also: pariétal
English
Adjective
parietal (comparative more parietal, superlative most parietal)
- (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.
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the parietal bones
- Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.
- 1856, B. H. Hall
- At Harvard College, the officers resident within the college walls constitute a permanent standing committee, called the Parietal Committee.
- 1856, B. H. Hall
- (anatomy) Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; said of a placenta.
Derived terms
Noun
parietal (plural parietals)
- (anatomy) Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull.
- Any of the scales of a snake that are located on the head and connected to the frontals towards the posterior.
- (archaeology) A flat Roman wall tile with roughened surface, used as a base for plasterwork.
- (informal) Dormitory rules governing visits from members of the opposite sex.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin parietālis (“relating to walls”), from pariēs (“wall of a house”)
Adjective
parietal m, f (masculine and feminine plural parietals)
Noun
parietal m (plural parietals)
Synonyms
Galician
Etymology
From Latin parietālis (“relating to walls”), from pariēs (“wall of a house”)
Adjective
parietal m, f (plural parietais)
Noun
parietal m (plural parietais)
- (anatomy) the parietal bone
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin parietālis (“relating to walls”), from pariēs (“wall of a house”)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾi.e.ˈtaw/, /ˌpa.ɾje.ˈtaw/
Adjective
parietal m, f (plural parietais, not comparable)
- relating to walls of a room
- that which is normally hung on walls (such as tapestries or paintings)
Synonyms
- parietário
Noun
parietal m (plural parietais)
- (anatomy) parietal bone