parietal
Americanadjective
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Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the side and top of the skull or the parietal bone.
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Biology. of or relating to parietes or structural walls.
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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.
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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.
noun
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Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
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Also called parietal rules. parietals. campus regulations governing visits between members of opposite sexes to each other's dormitories or rooms.
adjective
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anatomy biology of, relating to, or forming the walls or part of the walls of a bodily cavity or similar structure
the parietal bones of the skull
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of or relating to the side of the skull
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(of plant ovaries) having ovules attached to the walls
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living or having authority within a college
noun
Other Word Forms
- interparietal adjective
- subparietal adjective
- transparietal adjective
Etymology
Origin of parietal
1590–1600; < Late Latin parietālis of, belonging to walls, equivalent to Latin pariet- (stem of pariēs ) wall + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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When the stimulation specifically strengthened gamma synchrony between the frontal and parietal regions, participants showed a modest increase in altruistic decisions.
From Science Daily
During the experiment, an electrical current was applied to the frontal and parietal areas of the brain - situated at the front and towards the back.
From BBC
Their findings showed that the speed of alpha waves in the parietal cortex plays a critical role.
From Science Daily
But we also have the insula, which processes risk, including the risk of social ostracization—to which the parietal cortex makes us extremely sensitive.
Research has shown that the premotor and posterior parietal cortices, along with the temporoparietal junction, are active in the brain when we are locating or thinking about ourselves.
From Salon
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