What does "parietal" mean?

Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull.

What is a synonym for "parietal"?

Common synonyms include: enclosing, limiting, mural, partitioned, surrounding, walled.

Pronounced //pəˈɹaɪ.ə.təl//.

//pəˈɹaɪ.ə.təl// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull.
2
Any of the scales of a snake that are located on the head and connected to the frontals towards the posterior.
3
A flat Roman wall tile with roughened surface, used as a base for plasterwork.
4
Dormitory rules governing visits from members of the opposite sex. informal

Adjective

1
Of or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity.
"Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the parietal cells of the gastric glands, located on the wall of the fundus of the stomach."
2
Of or relating to the parietal bones.
3
Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.
"At Harvard College, the officers resident within the college walls constitute a permanent standing committee, called the Parietal Committee."
4
Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; said of a placenta.