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Portal
//ˈpɔːɹtl̩// adj, name, noun, verb
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver. not-comparable
"the portal vein"
Proper Noun
- 1 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cochise County, Arizona.
- 2 A place in the United States:; A ghost town in California.
- 3 A place in the United States:; A town in Bulloch County, Georgia.
- 4 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Sarpy County, Nebraska.
- 5 A place in the United States:; A minor city in Burke County, North Dakota, on the Canadian border.
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- 6 A surname.
Noun
- 1 An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
"The local library, a portal of knowledge."
- 2 a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically) wordnet
- 3 An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.; A large primary adit as the main entrance to a mine.
- 4 a short vein that carries blood into the liver wordnet
- 5 A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet. Internet
"The new medical portal has dozens of topical categories containing links to hundreds of sites."
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- 6 a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet wordnet
- 7 A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.; An ePortal. (a web-based platform that serves as a gateway to various resources, services, or information, usually tailored for specific organizational or user needs.) Internet, Philippines
"I have already inputted my info on the portal."
- 8 A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.; The existence of an account on an ePortal. Internet, Philippines
"You need to have a portal to have a driver's license."
- 9 A short vein that carries blood into the liver.
- 10 A magical or technological aperture leading to another location; period in time or dimension.
- 11 A lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.
- 12 Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated from the rest of an apartment by wainscoting, forming a short passage to another apartment.
- 13 A grandiose and often lavish entrance.
"Thick with sparkling orient gems / The portal shone."
- 14 The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.
- 15 A prayer book or breviary; a portass.
- 16 The NCAA transfer portal, a database and compliance tool designed to facilitate student-athletes who wish to change schools.
- 17 A connecting window between volumes, in portal rendering.
Verb
- 1 To use a portal (magical or technological doorway).
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English portal, porttol, from Old French portal and Medieval Latin portāle, from porta.
Etymology 2
From Middle English portal, porttol, from Old French portal and Medieval Latin portāle, from porta.
Etymology 3
From Middle English portal, porttol, from Old French portal and Medieval Latin portāle, from porta.
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