ALL meanings of parietal
pa·ri·e·tal
P p - adjective parietal pertaining to bones covering brain case 1
- adjective parietal Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the side and top of the skull or the parietal bone. 1
- adjective parietal Biology. of or relating to parietes or structural walls. 1
- adjective parietal 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. 1
- adjective parietal 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. 1
- noun parietal Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone. 1
- noun parietal parietals, Also called parietal rules. campus regulations governing visits between members of opposite sexes to each other's dormitories or rooms. 1
- adjective parietal attached to the wall of the ovary, as the placenta in some plants 0
- adjective parietal of, relating to, or forming the walls or part of the walls of a bodily cavity or similar structure 0
- adjective parietal of or relating to the side of the skull 0
- adjective parietal (of plant ovaries) having ovules attached to the walls 0
- adjective parietal living or having authority within a college 0
- noun parietal a parietal bone 0
- adjective parietal of or having to do with life in a college, esp. with rules (parietals) governing visiting in dormitories by members of the opposite sex 0
- adjective parietal of, pertaining to, or forming the walls of a cavity or hollow structure; esp., designating either of the two bones between the frontal and occipital bones, forming part of the top and sides of the skull 0