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Definitions for Parietal
[1] Anatomy . of, relating to, or situated near the side and top of the skull or the parietal bone.
[2] Biology . of or relating to parietes or structural walls.
[3] Botany . pertaining to or arising from a wall: usually applied to ovules when they proceed from or are borne on the walls or sides of the ovary.
[4] pertaining to or having authority over residence, and especially visitation regulations between the sexes, within the walls or buildings of a college or university: a listing of the parietal regulations for the law students' dormitory.
[5] Anatomy . any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
[6] parietals. Also called parietal rules . campus regulations governing visits between members of opposite sexes to each other's dormitories or rooms.
[7] anatomy biology of, relating to, or forming the walls or part of the walls of a bodily cavity or similar structure the parietal bones of the skull
[8] of or relating to the side of the skull
[9] (of plant ovaries) having ovules attached to the walls
[10] US living or having authority within a college
[11] a parietal bone
Words nearby Parietal
parian, parian ware, parica, paricutín, paries, parietal, parietal bone, parietal cell, parietal emissary vein, parietal endocarditis, parietal eye
Origin of Parietal
1590–1600; < Late Latin parietālis of, belonging to walls, equivalent to Latin pariet- (stem of pariēs ) wall + -ālis -al1
Other words from Parietal
in·ter·pa·ri·e·tal , adjective
sub·pa·ri·e·tal , adjective
trans·pa·ri·e·tal , adjective
Word origin for Parietal
C16: from Late Latin parietālis, from Latin pariēs wall