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petrous

petrous adjective: resembling rock or stone in its hardness.

Adjective

petrous (not comparable)

  1. Resembling rock or stone in its hardness.
  2. Of the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.

petrous meaning in Tamil

petrous in Tamil

கல்லனைய, கல்லன்ன

Origin of petrous

From Middle English, borrowed from Middle French petreux, from Latin petrōsus, from petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Words formed from petrous

Questions about petrous

What does petrous mean?
Petrous means resembling rock or stone in its hardness.
What is petrous in Tamil?
Petrous in Tamil is கல்லனைய, கல்லன்ன. See Petrous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is petrous?
Petrous is an adjective.

Words near petrous in the dictionary

  1. Petrosyan
  2. petrotectonic
  3. petrothermal
  4. petrotympanic
  5. petrotympanics
  6. petrous
  7. Petrov
  8. Petrov Defence
  9. Petrov Defense
  10. Petrov's Defence
  11. Petrov's Defense

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