sagittal

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) Relating to or denoting the suture on top of the skull which runs between the parietal bones in a front to back direction.
2. (not-comparable) Relating to or denoting the suture on top of the skull which runs between the parietal bones in a front to back direction.
3. (not-comparable) Of or relating to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage.

Synonyms

sagittate

arrow-shaped

arrowy

Translations

sagittal

sagittal

sagital

sehmi

سهمي

oksal

ok şeklinde

sagital

sagital

τοξοειδής

sagittale

Sagital

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsad͡ʒ.ɪ.təl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin sagittālis, from sagitta (“an arrow, shaft, bolt”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).