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ectal

/ˈɛktəl/

ectal adjective: pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer.

Adjective

ectal (comparative more ectal, superlative most ectal)

  1. Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer.
    • Note on the ectal ("apparent”) origin of the N. trigeminus in the cat1883, Burt Green Wilder, On the Brain of a Cat Lacking the Callosum, Preliminary Notics

ectal meaning in Tamil

ectal in Tamil

புறம், மேற்புரம், வெளிப்புறம்

Antonyms of ectal

Forms of ectal

comparativemore ectal
superlativemost ectal

Origin of ectal

From ecto- + -al.

Words formed from ectal

Questions about ectal

What does ectal mean?
Ectal means pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer.
What is ectal in Tamil?
Ectal in Tamil is புறம், மேற்புரம், வெளிப்புறம். See Ectal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ectal?
Ectal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ectal?
Ectal is pronounced /ˈɛktəl/.

Words near ectal in the dictionary

  1. ECT
  2. ect.
  3. ectad
  4. ectaheteromorph
  5. ectaheteromorphs
  6. ectal
  7. ectally
  8. ectara
  9. ectaras
  10. ectases
  11. ectasia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ectal (page history and authors); ectal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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