portal

Signification

Noun

1. An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
2. An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
3. A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.
4. A short vein that carries blood into the liver.
5. A magical or technological doorway leading to another location, period in time or dimension.
6. A lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.
7. Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated from the rest of an apartment by wainscoting, forming a short passage to another apartment.
8. A grandiose and often lavish entrance.
9. The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.
10. A prayer book or breviary; a portass.
11. The NCAA transfer portal, a database and compliance tool designed to facilitate student-athletes who wish to change schools.

Adj

Of or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver.

Verb

To use a portal (magical or technological doorway).

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɔːtəl/

Étymologie

From Middle English portal, porttol, from Old French portal and Medieval Latin portāle, from porta.