parietal

1. 1.

   of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium

   “parietal lobe”

   anatomy

Questions about parietal

What does parietal mean?

parietal means "of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium".

How many syllables are in parietal?

parietal has 4 syllables: pa-ri-e-tal. The stress falls on "ri". In IPA it is /pɚˈaɪətəl/.

Is parietal a common word?

parietal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.