parietal

From Latin parietālis, from pariēs (“wall”).

• IPA^(key): /pəˈɹaɪ.ə.təl/

parietal (comparative more parietal, superlative most parietal)

1. (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.

2. (anatomy) Of or relating to the parietal bones
3. 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.

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

parietal (plural parietals)

1. (anatomy) Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull.
2. Any of the scales of a snake that are located on the head and connected to the frontals towards the posterior.
3. (archaeology) A flat Roman wall tile with roughened surface, used as a base for plasterwork.
4. (informal) Dormitory rules governing visits from members of the opposite sex.

From Latin parietālis (“relating to walls”), from pariēs (“wall of a house”)

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /pə.ɾi.əˈtal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾi.eˈtal/

parietal (masculine and feminine plural parietals)

1. parietal

parietal m (plural parietals)

1. parietal bone

• os parietal

From Latin parietālis (“relating to walls”), from pariēs (“wall of a house”)

parietal m or f (plural parietais)

1. parietal, pertaining to the parietal region of the head

parietal m (plural parietais)

1. (anatomy) the parietal bone

From Latin parietālis (“relating to walls”), from pariēs (“wall of a house”)

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾi.e.ˈtaw/, /ˌpa.ɾje.ˈtaw/

parietal m or f (plural parietais, not comparable)

1. relating to walls of a room
2. that which is normally hung on walls (such as tapestries or paintings)

• parietário

parietal m (plural parietais)

1. (anatomy) parietal bone

• osso

• crânio

• occipital, frontal, temporal, esfenoide, etmoide

From Latin parietālis.

• IPA^(key): /paɾjeˈtal/, [paɾjeˈt̪al]

parietal (plural parietales)

1. (anatomy) parietal

• esfenoparietal

parietal m (plural parietales)

1. parietal bone

• “parietal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.