portal
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[ pawr-tl, pohr- ]
/ ˈpɔr tl, ˈpoʊr- /
noun
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
an iron or steel bent for bracing a framed structure, having curved braces between the vertical members and a horizontal member at the top.
an entrance to a tunnel or mine.
Computers.
a website that functions as an entry point to the Internet, as by providing useful content and linking to various sites and features on the World Wide Web.
Origin of portal
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1300–50; Middle English
portale < Medieval Latin, noun use of neuter of
portālis of a gate. See
portal2
SYNONYMS FOR portal
OTHER WORDS FROM portal
por·taled, por·talled, adjectiveWords nearby portal
Definition for portal (2 of 2)
portal
2
[ pawr-tl, pohr- ]
/ ˈpɔr tl, ˈpoʊr- /
adjective
noting or pertaining to the transverse fissure of the liver.
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for portal
portal
/ (ˈpɔːtəl) /
noun
an entrance, gateway, or doorway, esp one that is large and impressive
any entrance or access to a place
computing
an internet site providing links to other sites
adjective
anatomy
- of or relating to a portal veinhepatic portal system
- of or relating to a porta
Word Origin for portal
C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin
portāle, from Latin
porta gate, entrance
Medical definitions for portal
portal
[ pôr′tl ]
adj.
Of or relating to a porta or hilum.
Of or relating to the portal vein or the portal system.
Of or relating to a point of entrance to an organ, especially the transverse fissure of the liver, through which the blood vessels enter.
n.
The portal vein.
The point of entry into the body of a pathogenic microorganism.