parietal

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for parietal

parietal 🔊 /pɚajˈʌtʌl/

parietal : පාර්ශ්වික

parietal : කුඩ්‍යීය

parietal : භික්තික

parietal definition

Adjective.

  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.
  3. Of pertaining to the parietes.
  4. 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.
  5. Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; -- said of a placenta.

Noun.

  1. One of the parietal bones.
  2. One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes.