parietal

Pronunciation: /pəˈɹaɪ.ə.təl/

The English word “parietal” has 8 meanings listed here.

adjective

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.

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.

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

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