PARIETAL

parietal

(adjective) of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium; “parietal lobe”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

parietal (comparative more parietal, superlative most parietal)

(anatomy) Of or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity.

(anatomy) Of or relating to the parietal bones

Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.

(botany) Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; said of a placenta.

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.

Source: Wiktionary

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Pa*ri"e*tal, a. Etym: [L. parietalis, fr. paries, -ietis, a wall: cf. F. pariétal. Cf. Parietary, Pellitory.]

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 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.)

Definition: Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; -- said of a placenta.

Pa*ri"e*tal, n.

1. (Anat.)

Definition: One of the parietal bones.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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