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petrosal

UK/pɪˈtɹəʊ.səl/US/pəˈtɹoʊ.səl/

petrosal adjective: of great hardness; petrous.

Adjective

petrosal (not comparable)

  1. Of great hardness; petrous.
  2. (relational) Of, pertaining to, or located near the petrous part of the temporal bone or the capsule of the inner ear.

Noun

petrosal (plural petrosals)

  1. The petrous part of the temporal bone at the base of the skull, surrounding the inner ear.
  2. The auditory capsule.
    • midal-shaped petrosal of mammals and bird1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates

petrosal meaning in Tamil

petrosal in Tamil

பொட்டெலும்புத்திண்பாகஞ்சார்ந்த

Forms of petrosal

pluralpetrosals

Origin of petrosal

From Latin petrōsus (“full of rocks, rocky”) + -al.

Words formed from petrosal

Phrases with petrosal

Words that rhyme with petrosal

Questions about petrosal

What does petrosal mean?
Petrosal means of great hardness; petrous.
What is petrosal in Tamil?
Petrosal in Tamil is பொட்டெலும்புத்திண்பாகஞ்சார்ந்த. See Petrosal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is petrosal?
Petrosal can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce petrosal?
Petrosal is pronounced /pɪˈtɹəʊ.səl/ (UK).

Words near petrosal in the dictionary

  1. petrorouble
  2. petroroubles
  3. petroruble
  4. petrorubles
  5. petros
  6. petrosal
  7. petrosal ganglia
  8. petrosal ganglion
  9. petrosal nerve
  10. petrosal nerves
  11. petrosal sinus

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