sacral
/ˈseɪkɹəl/
sacral adjective: of the sacrum.
Adjective
sacral (comparative more sacral, superlative most sacral)
- Of the sacrum.
- Sacred.
- An old site with sacral connotations.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 877
- Compromise is awkward when religion is involved, and the several South Asian writing systems are considered sacral.2005, Richard Oliver Collin, Revolutionary scripts: the politics of writing systems
Noun
sacral (plural sacrals)
- Any of the sacral bones that make up the sacrum.
sacral meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
sacral in Tamil
- சாக்கு லாரிஸ் நரம்பு, திரிகவலி, திருவெலும்புக்குரிய
sacral in Indonesian
- sacred
- sakral
Forms of sacral
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more sacral |
| superlative | most sacral |
| Noun | |
| plural | sacrals |
Origin of sacral
From Modern Latin sacrālis, from Latin sacrum (“sacred, holy”) + -ālis.
Words formed from sacral
- bulbosacral
- caudosacral
- cervicothoracolumbosacral
- craniosacral
- dorsosacral
- extrasacral
- iliosacral
- ischiosacral
- lumbosacral
- nonsacral
- occipitosacral
- parasacral
- postsacral
- presacral
- rectosacral
- sacral dimple
- sacralgia
- sacrality
- sacralize
- sacrally
- sacral nerve
- sacral vertebra
- spinosacral
- subsacral
- supersacral
- suprasacral
- transsacral
- urosacral
- uterosacral
- vertebrosacral
Phrases with sacral
Words that rhyme with sacral
Questions about sacral
- What does sacral mean?
- Sacral means of the sacrum.
- What is sacral in Tamil?
- Sacral in Tamil is சாக்கு லாரிஸ் நரம்பு, திரிகவலி, திருவெலும்புக்குரிய. See Sacral meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sacral?
- Sacral can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce sacral?
- Sacral is pronounced /ˈseɪkɹəl/.
Words near sacral in the dictionary
Source and license
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