pineal
See also: pinéal
English
editEtymology
editFrom French pinéal, from Middle French, from Latin pīnea (“pine cone, pine nut”), from pīneus (“of the pine”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editpineal (comparative more pineal, superlative most pineal)
- In the shape of a pine cone.
- Pertaining to the pineal gland.
Derived terms
editDerived terms
Translations
editin the shape of pine cone
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pertaining to pineal gland
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Noun
editpineal (plural pineals)
- The pineal gland.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 310:
- Because of its central location and its solitary nature — most structures in the brain come in pairs, but the pineal stands alone — the philosopher René Descartes concluded that the pineal is where the soul resides.
Anagrams
editRomanian
editEtymology
editAdjective
editpineal m or n (feminine singular pineală, masculine plural pineali, feminine and neuter plural pineale)
Declension
editDeclension of pineal
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | pineal | pineală | pineali | pineale | ||
definite | pinealul | pineala | pinealii | pinealele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | pineal | pineale | pineali | pineale | ||
definite | pinealului | pinealei | pinealilor | pinealelor |
Spanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editpineal m or f (masculine and feminine plural pineales)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “pineal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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