Parietal

·noun One of the parietal bones.

II. Parietal ·adj Of pertaining to the parietes.

III. Parietal ·adj Resident within the walls or buildings of a college.

IV. Parietal ·adj Of or pertaining to a wall; hence, pertaining to buildings or the care of them.

V. Parietal ·adj Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis;

— said of a placenta.

VI. Parietal ·noun One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes.

VII. Parietal ·adj 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.