释义 |
pa·ri·e·tal I. \pəˈrīəd.əl\ adjective Etymology: Middle French, from New Latin pariet-, paries + Middle French -al 1. a. : of or relating to the walls of a part or cavity < parietal peritoneum > — compare visceral b. : of, relating to, or located in the upper posterior part of the head; specifically : relating to either of the pair of bones that form the cranial roof of this part of the skull 2. of a plant part : peripheral in location or orientation; especially : attached to the main wall rather than the axis or a cross wall of an ovary — used of an ovule or a placenta 3. : of or relating to life within college walls or its order and regulation; especially : of or relating to the visitation regulations for members of the opposite sex in dormitories 4. : of, relating to, or appearing on a wall < upon the wall … some work of parietal art — G.B.Brown > II. noun (-s) : a parietal part (as a bone, scale, or plate) III. noun parietals plural : the regulations governing the visiting privileges of members of the opposite sex in campus dormitories |