parietal
English
Etymology
From Latin parietālis, from pariēs (“wall”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈɹaɪ.ə.təl/
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
- (botany) Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; said of a placenta.
Derived terms
- biparietal
- centroparietal
- epiparietal
- frontoparietal
- interparietal
- intraparietal
- parietal bone
- parietal cell
- parietal lobe
- parietal pleura
- posteroparietal
- postparietal
- temporoparietal
- transparietal
- uteroparietal
- ventroparietal
- visceroparietal
Translations
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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.
Anagrams
- Petralia
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin parietālis (“relating to walls”), from pariēs (“wall of a house”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /pə.ɾi.əˈtal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pa.ɾi.eˈtal/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
parietal (masculine and feminine plural parietals)
- parietal
Derived terms
- lòbul parietal
Noun
parietal m (plural parietals)
- parietal bone
Synonyms
- os parietal
Further reading
- “parietal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “parietal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “parietal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “parietal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin parietālis (“relating to walls”), from pariēs (“wall of a house”).
Adjective
parietal m or f (plural parietais)
- parietal, pertaining to the parietal region of the head
Noun
parietal m (plural parietais)
- (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/ [pa.ɾɪ.eˈtaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pa.ɾjeˈtaw/ [pa.ɾjeˈtaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾjɛˈtal/ [pɐ.ɾjɛˈtaɫ]
Adjective
parietal m or f (plural parietais, not comparable)
- (relational) wall (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
Hypernyms
- osso
Holonyms
- crânio
Coordinate terms
- occipital, frontal, temporal, esfenoide, etmoide
Romanian
Etymology
From French pariétal.
Adjective
parietal m or n (feminine singular parietală, masculine plural parietali, feminine and neuter plural parietale)
- parietal
Declension
| 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/ [pa.ɾjeˈt̪al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: pa‧rie‧tal
Adjective
parietal (plural parietales)
- (anatomy) parietal
Derived terms
- esfenoparietal
- lóbulo parietal
Noun
parietal m (plural parietales)
- parietal bone
Further reading
- “parietal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014