parietal

IPA: pɝˈaɪʌtʌɫ

(anatomy) 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.
(archaeology) A flat Roman wall tile with roughened surface, used as a base for plasterwork.
(informal) Dormitory rules governing visits from members of the opposite sex.

(anatomy) Of or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity.
(anatomy) Of or relating to the parietal bones
Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.
(botany) Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; said of a placenta.

Examples of "parietal" in Sentences

The parietal callus is moderately heavy.
The parietal lobe is a lobe in the brain.
The parietal bones form the top and sides of the skull.
The analysis done in the parietal cortex is even more curious.
The sagittal suture joins together the two parietal bones of skull.
The homologies of frontal and parietal bones are in fishes and tetrapods.
The coronal ridge is linear and the inter parietal bone slightly developed.
The lambdoidal suture articulates with the occipital bone and parietal bones.
The frill consists mostly of the parietal bone and partially of the squamosal.
The frontal bones and the parietal bones form the roof and sides of the cranium.