parietal
Meanings
Plural: parietals
Adjective
- of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium
- "parietal lobe"
Adj
- Of or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity.
- Of or relating to the parietal bones.
- Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.
- Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; said of a placenta.
Noun
- 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.
- A flat Roman wall tile with roughened surface, used as a base for plasterwork.
- Dormitory rules governing visits from members of the opposite sex.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin parietālis, from pariēs (“wall”).
Scrabble Score: 10
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