petrous
Meaning
- (not-comparable) Resembling rock or stone in its hardness.
- (not-comparable) Of the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.
Synonyms
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English, borrowed from Middle French petreux, from Latin petrōsus, from petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).
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